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STARLINK-2727, 48652

Orbit data source: Space-Track

STARLINK-2727, 48652 is a payload satellite owned by SpaceX/Seattle (US) in LEO that was launched on Wed, 26 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

48652, 2021-044Q

Orbit

LEO

Country

US

Related business

Manufacturer

SpaceX/Seattle

Mission

Partially operational Commercial Communications

Bus & Motor

STARLINK, Unknown motor

Mass

260 kg wet, ~248 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2021-05-26 (5 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, 10.1 m

Radar Cross Section

13.562 m², Large (>1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 2 days ago

TLE from 2 days ago

0 STARLINK-2727
1 48652U 21044Q   26171.44041819  .00108085  00000-0  66556-3 0  9997
2 48652  53.0462 334.0904 0005409 296.0035  64.0427 15.76382193279841

Epoch: 2026-06-20T10:34Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-20T10:34:12.131Z)

Latitude

-0.00002°

Longitude

-93.11517°

Altitude

340.017 km

Speed

7.707 km/s

True Right ascension

22h 16m 21s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

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Latitude

Unknown

Longitude

Unknown

Altitude

Unknown

Speed

Unknown

Apparent Right ascension

Unknown

Apparent Declination

Unknown

Sunlit

N/A

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Local Sidereal Time

23:18:51

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

344.615 km

Perigee altitude

337.347 km

Semi-major axis

6,719.118 km

Eccentricity

0.00054

Inclination

53.0462°

RAAN

334.0904°

Arg. of periapsis

296.0035°

True anomaly

64.09845°

Mean anomaly

64.0427°

Eccentric anomaly

64.07057°

Mean motion

3.94071 °/min

Orbital period

91.35 mins

BSTAR

0.00066556

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Other satellites on launch #44 in the year 2021 (2021-05-26 UTC)

STARLINK-2646, 48642

STARLINK-2717, 48659

STARLINK-2752, 48692

STARLINK-2695, 48644

STARLINK-2734, 48657

STARLINK-2707, 48669

STARLINK-2709, 48664 (Decayed)

STARLINK-2719, 48677 (Decayed)

STARLINK-2741, 48684

STARLINK-2616, 48695

STARLINK-2733, 48645 (Decayed)

STARLINK-2754, 48641

STARLINK-2627, 48687

FALCON 9 DEB, 48698 (Decayed)

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STARLINK-2727 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	2026-06-22 12:57:33.089Z	221.547° SW	2026-06-22 12:59:33.089Z	169.861° S	43.035°	2026-06-22 13:01:33.089Z	56.366° ENE

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Check out STARLINK-2727, 48652 on other resources

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