STARLINK-2253, 48596
Orbit data source: Space-Track
STARLINK-2253, 48596 is a payload satellite owned by SpaceX/Seattle (US) in LEO that was launched on Sat, 15 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
Orbit
Country
USRelated business
Manufacturer
SpaceX/Seattle
Mission
Operational Commercial Communications
Bus & Motor
STARLINK, Unknown motor
Mass
260 kg wet, ~248 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Box + 1 Pan, 10.1 m
Radar Cross Section
13.562 m², Large (>1 m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 1 day ago
TLE from 1 day ago
0 STARLINK-2253
1 48596U 21041AV 25349.79316657 .00003250 00000-0 23701-3 0 9993
2 48596 53.0527 158.2439 0001336 90.6549 269.4593 15.06391340252878Epoch: 2025-12-15T19:02Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-12-15T19:02:09.591Z)
Latitude
-0.00003°
Longitude
148.01728°
Altitude
548.126 km
Speed
7.589 km/s
True Right ascension
10h 32m 58s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
17:41:37
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
548.434 km
Perigee altitude
546.584 km
Semi-major axis
6,925.646 km
Eccentricity
0.00013
Inclination
53.0527°
RAAN
158.2439°
Arg. of periapsis
90.6549°
True anomaly
269.44399°
Mean anomaly
269.4593°
Eccentric anomaly
269.45165°
Mean motion
3.76576 °/min
Orbital period
95.6 mins
BSTAR
0.00023701
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Other satellites on launch #41 in the year 2021 (2021-05-15 UTC)
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You can import UDL-sourced sensor .json files into the Sandbox to generate a visibility chart that accounts for multi-vendor sensor geometry.STARLINK-2253 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. |
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| 5 mins | 2025-12-16 19:22:24.484Z | 338.484° N | 2025-12-16 19:24:24.484Z | 13.495° NNE | 21.089° | 2025-12-16 19:27:24.484Z | 70.123° E |
| 6 mins | 2025-12-16 21:02:24.484Z | 303.928° NW | 2025-12-16 21:04:24.484Z | 267.779° W | 43.238° | 2025-12-16 21:08:24.484Z | 137.235° SSE |
| 4 mins | 2025-12-17 12:36:24.484Z | 153.177° SSE | 2025-12-17 12:37:24.484Z | 133.937° SE | 18.955° | 2025-12-17 12:40:24.484Z | 83.166° E |
| 6 mins | 2025-12-17 14:14:24.484Z | 251.818° W | 2025-12-17 14:16:24.484Z | 293.203° NW | 38.206° | 2025-12-17 14:20:24.484Z | 41.747° NE |
Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs
Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
TCA is derived from TLE conjunctions
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