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.

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Identifier

48378, 2021-038AB

Orbit

LEO

Country

Related business

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 (5 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, 10.1 m

Radar Cross Section

13.562 m², Large (>1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 2 days ago

TLE from 2 days ago

0 STARLINK-2526
1 48378U 21038AB  26171.43647271  .00001443  00000-0  58241-4 0  9991
2 48378  53.1588 230.0194 0001121  75.1315 284.9810 15.31702724282969

Epoch: 2026-06-20T10:28Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-20T10:28:31.242Z)

Latitude

-0.00005°

Longitude

164.23807°

Altitude

471.434 km

Speed

7.632 km/s

True Right ascension

15h 20m 04s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

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Latitude

Unknown

Longitude

Unknown

Altitude

Unknown

Speed

Unknown

Apparent Right ascension

Unknown

Apparent Declination

Unknown

Sunlit

N/A

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Local Sidereal Time

21:38:39

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

471.756 km

Perigee altitude

470.221 km

Semi-major axis

6,849.126 km

Eccentricity

0.00011

Inclination

53.1588°

RAAN

230.0194°

Arg. of periapsis

75.1315°

True anomaly

284.96859°

Mean anomaly

284.981°

Eccentric anomaly

284.9748°

Mean motion

3.82904 °/min

Orbital period

94.02 mins

BSTAR

0.000058241

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

STARLINK-2572, 48372 (Decayed)

STARLINK-2631, 48366 (Decayed)

STARLINK-2623, 48368

STARLINK-2573, 48394 (Decayed)

STARLINK-2601, 48384 (Decayed)

STARLINK-2593, 48404

FALCON 9 DEB, 48413 (Decayed)

STARLINK-2599, 48383 (Decayed)

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STARLINK-2526 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.
4 mins	2026-06-22 11:28:37.442Z	349.067° N	2026-06-22 11:30:37.442Z	30.6° NE	17.995°	2026-06-22 11:32:37.442Z	66.632° ENE
5 mins	2026-06-22 13:06:37.442Z	306.041° NW	2026-06-22 13:08:37.442Z	181.844° SSW	44.438°	2026-06-22 13:11:37.442Z	134.796° SE
5 mins	2026-06-23 06:00:37.442Z	234.65° WSW	2026-06-23 06:02:37.442Z	265.143° W	43.751°	2026-06-23 06:05:37.442Z	47.108° ENE

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STARLINK-2526, 48378

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 2 days ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-20T10:28:31.242Z)

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Orbital elements

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

STARLINK-2526 Visibility forecast

Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs

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