STARLINK-2651, 48654

Orbit data source: Space-Track

STARLINK-2651, 48654 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

48654, 2021-044S

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: 1 month ago

TLE from 1 month ago

0 STARLINK-2651
1 48654U 21044S   25322.79038641  .09679088  12365-4  56908-3 0  9999
2 48654  53.0344 229.7848 0004611 235.9662 124.0948 16.41694589247401

Epoch: 2025-11-18T18:58Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-11-18T18:58:09.385Z)

Latitude

-0.00001°

Longitude

-112.82573°

Altitude

163.918 km

Speed

7.808 km/s

True Right ascension

15h 19m 08s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight 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

10:39:01

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

164.604 km

Perigee altitude

158.573 km

Semi-major axis

6,539.725 km

Eccentricity

0.00046

Inclination

53.0344°

RAAN

229.7848°

Arg. of periapsis

235.9662°

True anomaly

124.13854°

Mean anomaly

124.0948°

Eccentric anomaly

124.11667°

Mean motion

4.10397 °/min

Orbital period

87.72 mins

BSTAR

0.00056908

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

STARLINK-2736, 48640

STARLINK-2695, 48644

STARLINK-2666, 48666

STARLINK-2745, 48671

STARLINK-2756, 48683

STARLINK-2748, 48694

STARLINK-2705, 48672

STARLINK-2673, 48649

STARLINK-2667, 48663

STARLINK-2738, 48668

STARLINK-2725, 48681

STARLINK-2629, 48686

STARLINK-2753, 48696

STARLINK-2754, 48641

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