DECAYED

STARLINK-2596, 48409 (Decayed)

Orbit data source: Space-Track

STARLINK-2596, 48409 was 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
48409, 2021-038BJ
Orbit
Decayed
Last TLE update
11 months ago
Origin
Manufacturer
SpaceX/Seattle
Mission
Decayed 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 11 months ago
0 STARLINK-2596
1 48409U 21038BJ  24238.72115853  .11805778  12299-4  15241-2 0  9999
2 48409  53.0408 318.2911 0005118 332.9438 170.4438 16.34974003183634
Epoch: 2024-08-25T17:18Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2024-08-25T17:18:28.097Z)
Latitude
28.54409°
Longitude
-119.80058°
Altitude
183.981 km
Speed
7.798 km/s
True Right ascension
07h 37m 06s
True Declination
28° 23' 15"
Sunlit
Object was in daylight at epoch
Visualization orbit readout
Visualization observer readout
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
182.851 km
Perigee altitude
176.138 km
Semi-major axis
6,557.631 km
Eccentricity
0.00051
Inclination
53.0408°
RAAN
318.2911°
Arg. of periapsis
332.9438°
True anomaly
170.45353°
Mean anomaly
170.4438°
Eccentric anomaly
170.44867°
Mean motion
4.08717 °/min
Orbital period
88.08 mins
BSTAR
0.0015241
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