STARLINK-2526, 48378

Orbit data source: Space-Track

STARLINK-2526, 48378 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.

Loading next visibility...

Iframe embed code

<iframe src="https://www.satcat.com/sats-embedded/48378?theme=dark&initialShowStats=false" width="600" height="400" frameborder="0" title="Kayhan Space Satcat Satellite Viewer"></iframe>

Iframe URL

https://www.satcat.com/sats-embedded/48378?theme=dark&initialShowStats=false

Optional Secondary NORAD IDs

Max 10 NORAD IDs; Separated by commas

Initial load time (optional)

ISO8601 Format

TLE date request (optional)

ISO8601 Format

Identifier

48378, 2021-038AB

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

4 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)

Expand to show TLE details & history

TLE from 4 hours ago

0 STARLINK-2526
1 48378U 21038AB  25198.73508460  .00000706  00000-0  66303-4 0  9997
2 48378  53.0570 326.3717 0001454  93.9617 266.1538 15.06397380232347

Epoch: 2025-07-17T17:38Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-17T17:38:31.309Z)

Latitude

-0.00004°

Longitude

125.94458°

Altitude

548.167 km

Speed

7.589 km/s

True Right ascension

21h 45m 29s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

0.19164°

Longitude

-54.94309°

Altitude

547.989 km

Speed

7.589 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

08h 16m 14s

Apparent Declination

-60° 54' 14"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

10:20:36

Azimuth

194.997° SSW

Elevation

-13.964°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

548.497 km

Perigee altitude

546.483 km

Semi-major axis

6,925.627 km

Eccentricity

0.00015

Inclination

53.057°

RAAN

326.3717°

Arg. of periapsis

93.9617°

True anomaly

266.13718°

Mean anomaly

266.1538°

Eccentric anomaly

266.14549°

Mean motion

3.76578 °/min

Orbital period

95.6 mins

BSTAR

0.000066303

Loading maneuver chart data...

Loading SW <> Apogee altitude chart data...

Loading historical data...

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

STARLINK-2599, 48383 (Decayed)

STARLINK-2601, 48384 (Decayed)

STARLINK-2598, 48385

STARLINK-2606, 48386

STARLINK-2600, 48387 (Decayed)

STARLINK-2594, 48388

STARLINK-1904, 48389 (Decayed)

STARLINK-2586, 48390

STARLINK-2526 Visibility forecast

Observer location: undefined°, undefined°

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.
6 mins	2025-07-18 11:21:14.743Z	230.727° WSW	2025-07-18 11:23:14.743Z	237.236° WSW	43.583°	2025-07-18 11:27:14.743Z	49.696° ENE
4 mins	2025-07-18 13:02:14.743Z	311.056° NW	2025-07-18 13:03:14.743Z	330.302° NNW	19.338°	2025-07-18 13:06:14.743Z	23.339° NE
5 mins	2025-07-18 16:23:14.743Z	344.656° N	2025-07-18 16:25:14.743Z	22.155° NNE	19.853°	2025-07-18 16:28:14.743Z	71.19° E
7 mins	2025-07-18 18:02:14.743Z	309.767° NW	2025-07-18 18:05:14.743Z	140.689° SSE	44.982°	2025-07-18 18:09:14.743Z	131.149° SE

Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs

Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
TCA is derived from TLE conjunctions

Click to sort rows by RSO header in ascending order	Click to sort rows by Country header in ascending order	Click to sort rows by Type header in ascending order	Click to sort rows by Inclination Δ header in ascending order	Click to sort rows by RAAN Δ header in ascending order	Click to sort rows by Coplanar Angle header in ascending order	Click to sort rows by SMA Δ header in ascending order	Click to sort rows by Orbital period header in ascending order	Click to sort rows by <5km Md TCA header in ascending order

Authenticating...

Click to sort rows by Secondary header in ascending order	Click to sort rows by Secondary name header in ascending order	Click to sort rows by Country header in ascending order	Click to sort rows by Owner header in ascending order	Click to sort rows by Obj. Type header in ascending order	Click to sort rows by Miss dist. header in ascending order	Click to sort rows by Rel. speed header in ascending order	Click to sort rows by Apr. angle header in ascending order	Click to sort rows by TCA header in ascending order

Check out STARLINK-2526, 48378 on other resources

View STARLINK-2526, 48378 on NASA - NSSDCA Website

View STARLINK-2526, 48378 on Heavens-Above

View STARLINK-2526, 48378 on Keep Track

View STARLINK-2526, 48378 on Celestrak

View STARLINK-2526, 48378 on Gunter's Space Page

Satcat and Kayhan Space are not affiliated with NASA, Celestrak, Heavens-Above, Keep Track, or Gunter's Space Page.