STARLINK-2712, 48674

Orbit data source: Space-Track

STARLINK-2712, 48674 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

48674, 2021-044AN

Orbit

LEO

Country

Related business

SpaceX (US)

Manufacturer

SpaceX/Seattle

Mission

Operational Commercial Communications

Bus & Motor

STARLINK, Unknown motor

Mass

260 kg wet, ~248 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2021-05-26 (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: 10 hours ago

TLE from 10 hours ago

0 STARLINK-2712
1 48674U 21044AN  26317.57283019  .00056601  00000-0  13703-2 0  9998
2 48674  53.1605  35.8671 0003622  36.9478 323.1776 15.40581507301943

Epoch: 2026-11-13T13:44Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-11-13T13:44:52.528Z)

Latitude

-0.00004°

Longitude

136.95817°

Altitude

443.318 km

Speed

7.648 km/s

True Right ascension

02h 23m 28s

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

20:20:58

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

447.121 km

Perigee altitude

442.178 km

Semi-major axis

6,822.786 km

Eccentricity

0.00036

Inclination

53.1605°

RAAN

35.8671°

Arg. of periapsis

36.9478°

True anomaly

323.15272°

Mean anomaly

323.1776°

Eccentric anomaly

323.16516°

Mean motion

3.85124 °/min

Orbital period

93.48 mins

BSTAR

0.0013703

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STARLINK-2712 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	2026-11-14 07:02:02.179Z	166.431° S	2026-11-14 07:04:02.179Z	124.997° SE	18.817°	2026-11-14 07:06:02.179Z	86.789° E
5 mins	2026-11-14 08:39:02.179Z	262.437° W	2026-11-14 08:41:02.179Z	336.158° NNW	44.992°	2026-11-14 08:44:02.179Z	38.782° NE
4 mins	2026-11-14 13:34:02.179Z	350.104° N	2026-11-14 13:36:02.179Z	36.75° NE	20.889°	2026-11-14 13:38:02.179Z	74.22° E
5 mins	2026-11-14 15:11:02.179Z	296.677° NW	2026-11-14 15:13:02.179Z	227.492° WSW	58.439°	2026-11-14 15:16:02.179Z	145.611° SSE

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STARLINK-2712, 48674

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 10 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-11-13T13:44:52.528Z)

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

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