STARLINK-2570, 48405

Orbit data source: Space-Track

STARLINK-2570, 48405 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

48405, 2021-038BE

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

15 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 15 hours ago

0 STARLINK-2570
1 48405U 21038BE  25197.66707890  .00001172  00000-0  97595-4 0  9992
2 48405  53.0556 321.1648 0001286  87.6887 272.4249 15.06387348231734

Epoch: 2025-07-16T16:00Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-16T16:00:35.616Z)

Latitude

-0.00006°

Longitude

146.27239°

Altitude

548.092 km

Speed

7.589 km/s

True Right ascension

21h 24m 39s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

52.86299°

Longitude

-135.51305°

Altitude

552.831 km

Speed

7.592 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

05h 13m 27s

Apparent Declination

10° 57' 56"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

19:23:46

Azimuth

37.996° NE

Elevation

-30.827°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

548.412 km

Perigee altitude

546.63 km

Semi-major axis

6,925.658 km

Eccentricity

0.00013

Inclination

53.0556°

RAAN

321.1648°

Arg. of periapsis

87.6887°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

272.4249°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.76575 °/min

Orbital period

95.6 mins

BSTAR

0.000097595

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STARLINK-2600, 48387 (Decayed)

STARLINK-2594, 48388

STARLINK-1904, 48389 (Decayed)

STARLINK-2586, 48390

STARLINK-2570 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.
4 mins	2025-07-17 09:40:51.682Z	159.07° S	2025-07-17 09:42:51.682Z	125.441° SE	16.459°	2025-07-17 09:44:51.682Z	92.678° ESE
6 mins	2025-07-17 11:19:51.682Z	247.843° W	2025-07-17 11:21:51.682Z	317.685° NNW	42.213°	2025-07-17 11:25:51.682Z	45.289° ENE
4 mins	2025-07-17 13:00:51.682Z	319.696° NNW	2025-07-17 13:01:51.682Z	337.978° N	17.257°	2025-07-17 13:04:51.682Z	25.899° NE
5 mins	2025-07-17 16:21:51.682Z	347.401° N	2025-07-17 16:23:51.682Z	30.62° NE	22.731°	2025-07-17 16:26:51.682Z	80.089° E
6 mins	2025-07-17 18:00:51.682Z	300.52° NW	2025-07-17 18:03:51.682Z	186.448° SSW	40.997°	2025-07-17 18:06:51.682Z	142.784° SSE

Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs

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