Satellite · NORAD 48000 · COSPAR 2021-024Z
STARLINK-2270
- Operator SpaceX
- Constellation Starlink
- Country United States
Altitude now
433.1km
SGP4 propagation
Velocity
7.65km/s
Inclination
53.12°
Period
92.9 min
92.9 min
Perigee
415km
Apogee
419km
orbit agingOrbit updated 11 h ago · element epoch 10 Sept 2026 22:41 UTC (21.3 h old)· Metadata updated 11 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
- 52.635° S
- Longitude
- 74.198° E
- Altitude
- 433.1 km
- Velocity
- 7.652 km/s
- past 45 min
- next 90 min
- first fix from server render · element epoch 10 Sept 2026 22:41 UTC
Mission
Mission & classification
Ownership
Operator & country
- Operator
- SpaceX
- SATCAT owner code
- US · United States
- Country
- United States US
Launch
Launch
- Launch date
- 24 Mar 2021
- COSPAR launch id
- 2021-024
Objects from the same launch · 40+
- FALCON 9 DEB48037DebrisDecayed
- FALCON 9 DEB48038DebrisDecayed
- FALCON 9 DEB48039DebrisDecayed
- FALCON 9 DEB48040DebrisDecayed
- STARLINK-208747977PayloadDecayed
- STARLINK-164747978PayloadActive
- STARLINK-232547979PayloadDecayed
- STARLINK-231247980PayloadDecayed
- STARLINK-230347981PayloadActive
- STARLINK-231747982PayloadDecayed
- STARLINK-228947983PayloadDecayed
- STARLINK-231647984PayloadDecayed
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 11 h ago
CelesTrak SATCATcommunity
Satellite catalog data courtesy of CelesTrak.
last sync 11 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
- 48000
- COSPAR / international designator
- 2021-024Z
- SatelliteIndex id
- sat_01M28X2SX3DZ28FSVTBZFJHN8N
- Canonical slug
- starlink-2270-48000
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.