Satellite · NORAD 47746 · COSPAR 2021-017AA
STARLINK-2160
- Operator SpaceX
- Constellation Starlink
- Country United States
Altitude now
345.6km
SGP4 propagation
Velocity
7.70km/s
Inclination
53.15°
Period
91.3 min
91.3 min
Perigee
337km
Apogee
343km
orbit freshOrbit updated 8 h ago · element epoch 11 Sept 2026 14:40 UTC (5.1 h old)· Metadata updated 8 h ago
Live position
Ground track & current position
Propagated client-side every 5 s from the latest element set (SGP4). Accuracy degrades with element age.
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- Latitude
- 35.891° N
- Longitude
- 107.997° W
- Altitude
- 345.6 km
- Velocity
- 7.705 km/s
- past 45 min
- next 90 min
- first fix from server render · element epoch 11 Sept 2026 14:40 UTC
Mission
Mission & classification
Ownership
Operator & country
- Operator
- SpaceX
- SATCAT owner code
- US · United States
- Country
- United States US
Launch
Launch
- Launch date
- 04 Mar 2021
- COSPAR launch id
- 2021-017
Objects from the same launch · 40+
- FALCON 9 DEB47783DebrisDecayed
- FALCON 9 DEB47784DebrisDecayed
- FALCON 9 DEB47785DebrisDecayed
- FALCON 9 DEB47786DebrisDecayed
- STARLINK-206847722PayloadActive
- STARLINK-210747723PayloadActive
- STARLINK-211647724PayloadDecayed
- STARLINK-212547725PayloadDecayed
- STARLINK-212647726PayloadDecayed
- STARLINK-212947727PayloadDecayed
- STARLINK-213147728PayloadActive
- STARLINK-213247729PayloadDecayed
Change log
History
| Field | Change | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Owner Code | ∅ → US | Celestrak Satcat | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC |
| Orbit Class | ∅ → LEO | Celestrak | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC |
Regulatory
UN registration
Transparency
Sources & provenance
CelesTrakcommunity
Orbital data courtesy of CelesTrak (Dr. T.S. Kelso).
last sync 8 h ago
CelesTrak SATCATcommunity
Satellite catalog data courtesy of CelesTrak.
last sync 8 h ago
Field provenance
| Field | Source | Observed | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canonical Name | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
| Decay Date | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
| Launch Date | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
| Object Type | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
| Orbital Elements | CelesTrak | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
| Owner Code | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
| Status | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
Timeline
Events
No events detected for this object yet. Launches, decays and orbit changes are generated by the derived-analytics connector.
Reference
Identifiers
- NORAD catalogue number
- 47746
- COSPAR / international designator
- 2021-017AA
- SatelliteIndex id
- sat_01M28X2SX3DZ28FSVTBZFJHN5S
- Canonical slug
- starlink-2160-47746
Orbit class, mission type and constellation membership are derived by SatelliteIndex (Communications) — see the methodology. Positions are propagated estimates, not tracking measurements; never use them for conjunction assessment.