STARLINK-2606, 48386

Orbit data source: Space-Track

STARLINK-2606, 48386 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
48386, 2021-038AK
Orbit
LEO
Last TLE update
23 hours ago
Origin
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 23 hours ago
0 STARLINK-2606
1 48386U 21038AK  25197.77166604 -.00001346  00000-0 -71459-4 0  9990
2 48386  53.0565 325.7046 0001268  87.5824 272.5310 15.06397311231678
Epoch: 2025-07-16T18:31Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-16T18:31:11.945Z)
Latitude
-0.00006°
Longitude
113.05774°
Altitude
548.061 km
Speed
7.589 km/s
True Right ascension
21h 42m 49s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in full shadow at epoch
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
-46.62225°
Longitude
-18.99017°
Altitude
563.908 km
Speed
7.579 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
15h 48m 15s
Apparent Declination
-51° 59' 40"
Sunlit
Object is in daylight
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
06:36:30
Azimuth
127.015° SE
Elevation
-58.895°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
548.368 km
Perigee altitude
546.612 km
Semi-major axis
6,925.627 km
Eccentricity
0.00013
Inclination
53.0565°
RAAN
325.7046°
Arg. of periapsis
87.5824°
True anomaly
Unknown
Mean anomaly
272.531°
Eccentric anomaly
Unknown
Mean motion
3.76578 °/min
Orbital period
95.6 mins
BSTAR
-0.000071459
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