FALCON 9 DEB, 48837

Orbit data source: Space-Track

FALCON 9 DEB, 48837 is space debris in LEO originally from a launch on Sat, 15 May 2021 UTC launched from the Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR). Debris objects in space refer to the collection of defunct objects orbiting the Earth. Examples of debris include non-operational satellites, rocket bodies, and fragments generated from explosions, collisions, or faulty payload assembly.

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Identifier

48837, 2021-041BL

Orbit

LEO

Country

Related business

SpaceX (US)

Manufacturer

SpaceX/Seattle

Mission

Spacecraft

Bus & Motor

Unknown

Mass

~50 kg wet, ~50 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2021-05-15 (5 years ago)

Launch vehicle

Unknown

Launch site

Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Cyl, 1.0 m

Radar Cross Section

1.885 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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Last TLE update: 16 hours ago

TLE from 16 hours ago

0 FALCON 9 DEB
1 48837U 21041BL  25348.93512849  .00002257  00000-0  15082-3 0  9996
2 48837  53.0269 211.5083 0010650 289.7287  70.2554 15.11052095249009

Epoch: 2025-12-14T22:26Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-12-14T22:26:35.101Z)

Latitude

-0.00007°

Longitude

151.02108°

Altitude

531.389 km

Speed

7.6 km/s

True Right ascension

14h 06m 01s

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

13:18:20

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

540.626 km

Perigee altitude

525.905 km

Semi-major axis

6,911.403 km

Eccentricity

0.00107

Inclination

53.0269°

RAAN

211.5083°

Arg. of periapsis

289.7287°

True anomaly

70.37032°

Mean anomaly

70.2554°

Eccentric anomaly

70.31285°

Mean motion

3.77741 °/min

Orbital period

95.3 mins

BSTAR

0.00015082

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Other satellites on launch #41 in the year 2021 (2021-05-15 UTC)

STARLINK-2233, 48579 (Decayed)

STARLINK-2274, 48599 (Decayed)

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FALCON 9 DEB 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.
7 mins	2025-12-15 17:39:47.097Z	225.207° WSW	2025-12-15 17:43:47.097Z	74.818° E	43.291°	2025-12-15 17:46:47.097Z	52.467° ENE
4 mins	2025-12-15 19:21:47.097Z	311.35° NW	2025-12-15 19:22:47.097Z	332.242° NNW	20.519°	2025-12-15 19:25:47.097Z	25.46° NE
4 mins	2025-12-15 22:42:47.097Z	357.194° N	2025-12-15 22:43:47.097Z	16.576° NNE	18.465°	2025-12-15 22:46:47.097Z	66.183° ENE
6 mins	2025-12-16 00:20:47.097Z	313.465° NW	2025-12-16 00:23:47.097Z	56.777° ENE	44.33°	2025-12-16 00:26:47.097Z	124.792° SE

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FALCON 9 DEB, 48837

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 16 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-12-14T22:26:35.101Z)

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