STARLINK-2586, 48390

Orbit data source: Space-Track

STARLINK-2586, 48390 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

48390, 2021-038AP

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-2586
1 48390U 21038AP  25198.71018979 -.00000660  00000-0 -25451-4 0  9990
2 48390  53.0547 316.4794 0001118  95.0755 265.0362 15.06393794232475

Epoch: 2025-07-17T17:02Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-17T17:02:40.397Z)

Latitude

-0.00001°

Longitude

125.03898°

Altitude

548.177 km

Speed

7.589 km/s

True Right ascension

21h 05m 55s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-39.59776°

Longitude

-17.52762°

Altitude

560.794 km

Speed

7.58 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

16h 00m 29s

Apparent Declination

-75° 27' 50"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

09:58:45

Azimuth

161.293° S

Elevation

-38.505°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

548.276 km

Perigee altitude

546.727 km

Semi-major axis

6,925.638 km

Eccentricity

0.00011

Inclination

53.0547°

RAAN

316.4794°

Arg. of periapsis

95.0755°

True anomaly

265.02344°

Mean anomaly

265.0362°

Eccentric anomaly

265.02982°

Mean motion

3.76577 °/min

Orbital period

95.6 mins

BSTAR

-0.000025451

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STARLINK-2600, 48387 (Decayed)

STARLINK-2594, 48388

STARLINK-1904, 48389 (Decayed)

STARLINK-2586 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 10:45:26.548Z	234.067° WSW	2025-07-18 10:48:26.548Z	31.257° NE	42.628°	2025-07-18 10:51:26.548Z	48.316° ENE
4 mins	2025-07-18 12:26:26.548Z	310.026° NW	2025-07-18 12:28:26.548Z	348.975° N	18.696°	2025-07-18 12:30:26.548Z	21.706° NNE
5 mins	2025-07-18 15:47:26.548Z	342.642° N	2025-07-18 15:49:26.548Z	19.721° NNE	20.465°	2025-07-18 15:52:26.548Z	71.289° E
7 mins	2025-07-18 17:26:26.548Z	308.058° NW	2025-07-18 17:29:26.548Z	246.464° WSW	44.799°	2025-07-18 17:33:26.548Z	133.553° SE

Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs

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