STARLINK-2594, 48388

Orbit data source: Space-Track

STARLINK-2594, 48388 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

48388, 2021-038AM

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-2594
1 48388U 21038AM  25198.72632111  .00001578  00000-0  12480-3 0  9992
2 48388  53.0568 321.4095 0001338  92.7195 267.3947 15.06399778232417

Epoch: 2025-07-17T17:25Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-17T17:25:54.143Z)

Latitude

-0.00006°

Longitude

124.14586°

Altitude

548.134 km

Speed

7.589 km/s

True Right ascension

21h 25m 38s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-52.85037°

Longitude

42.531°

Altitude

566.504 km

Speed

7.577 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

19h 36m 40s

Apparent Declination

-58° 07' 24"

Sunlit

Object is in full shadow

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

10:33:29

Azimuth

137.963° SSE

Elevation

-56.641°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

548.409 km

Perigee altitude

546.556 km

Semi-major axis

6,925.62 km

Eccentricity

0.00013

Inclination

53.0568°

RAAN

321.4095°

Arg. of periapsis

92.7195°

True anomaly

267.37938°

Mean anomaly

267.3947°

Eccentric anomaly

267.38704°

Mean motion

3.76578 °/min

Orbital period

95.6 mins

BSTAR

0.0001248

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Other satellites on launch #38 in the year 2021 (2021-05-04 UTC)

STARLINK-2599, 48383 (Decayed)

STARLINK-2601, 48384 (Decayed)

STARLINK-2598, 48385

STARLINK-2606, 48386

STARLINK-2600, 48387 (Decayed)

STARLINK-1904, 48389 (Decayed)

STARLINK-2586, 48390

STARLINK-2594 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.
6 mins	2025-07-18 11:09:05.128Z	238.25° WSW	2025-07-18 11:11:05.128Z	283.037° WNW	43.762°	2025-07-18 11:15:05.128Z	47.425° ENE
4 mins	2025-07-18 12:50:05.128Z	315.25° NNW	2025-07-18 12:51:05.128Z	334.067° NNW	18.338°	2025-07-18 12:54:05.128Z	24.505° NE
5 mins	2025-07-18 16:11:05.128Z	346.044° N	2025-07-18 16:13:05.128Z	25.936° NE	21.107°	2025-07-18 16:16:05.128Z	75.23° E
6 mins	2025-07-18 17:50:05.128Z	305.951° NW	2025-07-18 17:53:05.128Z	181.512° SSW	43.98°	2025-07-18 17:56:05.128Z	136.671° SSE

Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs

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