STARLINK-2612, 48379

Orbit data source: Space-Track

STARLINK-2612, 48379 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

48379, 2021-038AC

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)

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TLE from 4 hours ago

0 STARLINK-2612
1 48379U 21038AC  25198.73138362 -.00000071  00000-0  14109-4 0  9991
2 48379  53.0565 326.3910 0001380  92.8166 267.2981 15.06406239232340

Epoch: 2025-07-17T17:33Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-17T17:33:11.544Z)

Latitude

-0.00003°

Longitude

127.29989°

Altitude

548.117 km

Speed

7.589 km/s

True Right ascension

21h 45m 33s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

17.70834°

Longitude

-67.24208°

Altitude

547.07 km

Speed

7.591 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

06h 05m 28s

Apparent Declination

-36° 47' 26"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

10:09:24

Azimuth

224.663° SW

Elevation

-4.954°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

548.419 km

Perigee altitude

546.507 km

Semi-major axis

6,925.6 km

Eccentricity

0.00014

Inclination

53.0565°

RAAN

326.391°

Arg. of periapsis

92.8166°

True anomaly

267.2823°

Mean anomaly

267.2981°

Eccentric anomaly

267.2902°

Mean motion

3.7658 °/min

Orbital period

95.6 mins

BSTAR

0.000014109

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STARLINK-2600, 48387 (Decayed)

STARLINK-2594, 48388

STARLINK-1904, 48389 (Decayed)

STARLINK-2586, 48390

STARLINK-2612 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 11:15:04.717Z	225.931° WSW	2025-07-18 11:18:04.717Z	143.523° SSE	44.831°	2025-07-18 11:22:04.717Z	51.533° ENE
5 mins	2025-07-18 12:56:04.717Z	300.083° NW	2025-07-18 12:58:04.717Z	338.649° N	20.489°	2025-07-18 13:01:04.717Z	28.03° NE
4 mins	2025-07-18 16:18:04.717Z	351.293° N	2025-07-18 16:20:04.717Z	30.222° NE	18.674°	2025-07-18 16:22:04.717Z	62.943° ENE
6 mins	2025-07-18 17:57:04.717Z	312.943° NW	2025-07-18 18:00:04.717Z	107.36° ESE	43.093°	2025-07-18 18:03:04.717Z	127.111° SE

Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs

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