STARLINK-2613, 48353

Orbit data source: Space-Track

STARLINK-2613, 48353 is a payload satellite owned by SpaceX/Seattle (US) in LEO that was launched on Tue, 04 May 2021 UTC via an FALCON 9 launch vehicle from the Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR). Payload-class satellites include a variety of spacecraft equipped with specific instruments for various scientific and technological missions. These include communications satellites like Starlink; space stations such as the ISS; scientific satellites like the Hubble; Earth observation satellites from companies like Planet Labs, Umbra, and HawkEye 360; GPS; miniature CubeSats for education and research; and military/defense satellites.

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Identifier

48353, 2021-038A

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

12 hours ago

Origin

SpaceX (US)

Manufacturer

SpaceX/Seattle

Mission

Operational Commercial Communications

Bus & Motor

STARLINK, Unknown motor

Mass

260 kg wet, ~248 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2021-05-04 (4 years ago)

Launch vehicle

FALCON 9

Launch site

Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box + 1 Pan, 4.4 m

Radar Cross Section

13.562 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 12 hours ago

0 STARLINK-2613
1 48353U 21038A   25198.40241607 -.00000375  00000-0 -62720-5 0  9995
2 48353  53.0554 337.8611 0001221  94.7187 265.3942 15.06393774232157

Epoch: 2025-07-17T09:39Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-17T09:39:28.748Z)

Latitude

0.00002°

Longitude

-102.47741°

Altitude

548.178 km

Speed

7.589 km/s

True Right ascension

22h 31m 26s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

31.89583°

Longitude

47.58227°

Altitude

548.612 km

Speed

7.592 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

04h 52m 36s

Apparent Declination

-9° 56' 18"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

10:08:22

Azimuth

255.301° W

Elevation

1.957°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

548.347 km

Perigee altitude

546.656 km

Semi-major axis

6,925.638 km

Eccentricity

0.00012

Inclination

53.0554°

RAAN

337.8611°

Arg. of periapsis

94.7187°

True anomaly

265.38025°

Mean anomaly

265.3942°

Eccentric anomaly

265.38723°

Mean motion

3.76577 °/min

Orbital period

95.6 mins

BSTAR

-0.000006272

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Other satellites on launch #38 in the year 2021 (2021-05-04 UTC)

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STARLINK-2600, 48387 (Decayed)

STARLINK-2594, 48388

STARLINK-1904, 48389 (Decayed)

STARLINK-2586, 48390

STARLINK-2613 Visibility forecast

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Span	Click to sort rows by Start time (UTC) header in descending order	Start Az.	Max El. time (UTC)	Max El. Az.	Max El.	End time (UTC)	End Az.
7 mins	2025-07-18 11:17:02.896Z	201.272° SSW	2025-07-18 11:21:02.896Z	120.313° SE	31.755°	2025-07-18 11:24:02.896Z	66.773° ENE
5 mins	2025-07-18 12:58:02.896Z	277.8° WNW	2025-07-18 13:00:02.896Z	322.862° NNW	28.736°	2025-07-18 13:03:02.896Z	28.732° NE
5 mins	2025-07-18 18:00:02.896Z	334.863° NNW	2025-07-18 18:02:02.896Z	30.649° NE	34.068°	2025-07-18 18:05:02.896Z	99.801° ESE
5 mins	2025-07-18 19:39:02.896Z	278.873° WNW	2025-07-18 19:41:02.896Z	241.168° WSW	24.685°	2025-07-18 19:44:02.896Z	178.559° S

Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs

Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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