STARLINK-2598, 48385

Orbit data source: Space-Track

STARLINK-2598, 48385 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

48385, 2021-038AJ

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

9 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 9 hours ago

0 STARLINK-2598
1 48385U 21038AJ  25198.51390514  .00000565  00000-0  56798-4 0  9990
2 48385  53.0567 327.3616 0001370  97.3519 262.7625 15.06406070232308

Epoch: 2025-07-17T12:20Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-17T12:20:01.404Z)

Latitude

-0.00006°

Longitude

-153.22293°

Altitude

548.192 km

Speed

7.589 km/s

True Right ascension

21h 49m 26s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-34.18251°

Longitude

55.62813°

Altitude

558.532 km

Speed

7.582 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

15h 36m 58s

Apparent Declination

-72° 17' 15"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

10:00:32

Azimuth

158.043° S

Elevation

-35.965°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

548.412 km

Perigee altitude

546.515 km

Semi-major axis

6,925.6 km

Eccentricity

0.00014

Inclination

53.0567°

RAAN

327.3616°

Arg. of periapsis

97.3519°

True anomaly

262.74693°

Mean anomaly

262.7625°

Eccentric anomaly

262.75471°

Mean motion

3.7658 °/min

Orbital period

95.6 mins

BSTAR

0.000056798

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STARLINK-1904, 48389 (Decayed)

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STARLINK-2598 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 10:47:13.630Z	205.486° SW	2025-07-18 10:50:13.630Z	148.284° SSE	35.922°	2025-07-18 10:54:13.630Z	61.35° ENE
5 mins	2025-07-18 12:28:13.630Z	287.349° WNW	2025-07-18 12:30:13.630Z	334.236° NNW	26.358°	2025-07-18 12:33:13.630Z	30.084° NE
4 mins	2025-07-18 15:50:13.630Z	350.595° N	2025-07-18 15:51:13.630Z	7.249° NNE	15.445°	2025-07-18 15:54:13.630Z	54.328° ENE
6 mins	2025-07-18 17:29:13.630Z	324.833° NNW	2025-07-18 17:32:13.630Z	49.669° ENE	36.814°	2025-07-18 17:35:13.630Z	107.804° ESE
5 mins	2025-07-18 19:09:13.630Z	270.213° WNW	2025-07-18 19:11:13.630Z	230.968° WSW	21.601°	2025-07-18 19:14:13.630Z	180.033° SSW

Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs

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