STARLINK-2585, 48382

Orbit data source: Space-Track

STARLINK-2585, 48382 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

48382, 2021-038AF

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-2585
1 48382U 21038AF  25198.72401779  .00000509  00000-0  53052-4 0  9994
2 48382  53.0571 326.4198 0001289  90.7782 269.3355 15.06401815232342

Epoch: 2025-07-17T17:22Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-17T17:22:35.137Z)

Latitude

0.00002°

Longitude

129.98769°

Altitude

548.096 km

Speed

7.589 km/s

True Right ascension

21h 45m 40s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-51.98214°

Longitude

22.24133°

Altitude

566.11 km

Speed

7.577 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

18h 55m 34s

Apparent Declination

-63° 22' 16"

Sunlit

Object is in full shadow

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

10:25:54

Azimuth

145.131° SSE

Elevation

-51.489°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

548.369 km

Perigee altitude

546.584 km

Semi-major axis

6,925.613 km

Eccentricity

0.00013

Inclination

53.0571°

RAAN

326.4198°

Arg. of periapsis

90.7782°

True anomaly

269.32073°

Mean anomaly

269.3355°

Eccentric anomaly

269.32812°

Mean motion

3.76579 °/min

Orbital period

95.6 mins

BSTAR

0.000053052

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STARLINK-2600, 48387 (Decayed)

STARLINK-2594, 48388

STARLINK-1904, 48389 (Decayed)

STARLINK-2586, 48390

STARLINK-2585 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 11:03:31.710Z	218.424° SW	2025-07-18 11:07:31.710Z	95.077° ESE	41.05°	2025-07-18 11:10:31.710Z	56.019° ENE
5 mins	2025-07-18 12:44:31.710Z	289.7° WNW	2025-07-18 12:46:31.710Z	326.61° NNW	22.321°	2025-07-18 12:49:31.710Z	24.173° NE
6 mins	2025-07-18 17:46:31.710Z	321.571° NNW	2025-07-18 17:48:31.710Z	30.357° NE	42.544°	2025-07-18 17:52:31.710Z	120.642° SE

Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs

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