STARLINK-2630, 48381

Orbit data source: Space-Track

STARLINK-2630, 48381 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

48381, 2021-038AE

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

1 day 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 1 day ago

0 STARLINK-2630
1 48381U 21038AE  25197.66615337  .00000768  00000-0  70496-4 0  9990
2 48381  53.0567 331.1703 0001246  93.9689 266.1442 15.06388240231599

Epoch: 2025-07-16T15:59Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-16T15:59:15.651Z)

Latitude

-0.00004°

Longitude

156.61201°

Altitude

548.185 km

Speed

7.589 km/s

True Right ascension

22h 04m 40s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-4.7341°

Longitude

148.2995°

Altitude

549.05 km

Speed

7.588 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

20h 08m 35s

Apparent Declination

-23° 25' 50"

Sunlit

Object is in full shadow

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

06:09:00

Azimuth

294.192° NW

Elevation

-59.913°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

548.381 km

Perigee altitude

546.655 km

Semi-major axis

6,925.655 km

Eccentricity

0.00012

Inclination

53.0567°

RAAN

331.1703°

Arg. of periapsis

93.9689°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

266.1442°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.76575 °/min

Orbital period

95.6 mins

BSTAR

0.000070496

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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-2630 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	2025-07-17 17:57:20.129Z	320.243° NNW	2025-07-17 18:00:20.129Z	30.115° NE	39.558°	2025-07-17 18:04:20.129Z	114.702° SE
4 mins	2025-07-17 19:38:20.129Z	257.378° W	2025-07-17 19:39:20.129Z	238.109° WSW	19.062°	2025-07-17 19:42:20.129Z	186.975° SSW
6 mins	2025-07-18 11:10:20.129Z	219.597° SW	2025-07-18 11:12:20.129Z	176.816° S	43.485°	2025-07-18 11:16:20.129Z	53.507° ENE
5 mins	2025-07-18 12:50:20.129Z	295.023° NW	2025-07-18 12:52:20.129Z	333.093° NNW	21.452°	2025-07-18 12:55:20.129Z	26.224° NE
4 mins	2025-07-18 16:12:20.129Z	348.078° N	2025-07-18 16:14:20.129Z	25.027° NE	18.095°	2025-07-18 16:16:20.129Z	58.511° ENE

Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs

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