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Satellite · NORAD 48287 · COSPAR 2021-036M

STARLINK-2566

ActivePayloadLEOCommunications derived

Altitude now

486.5km

SGP4 propagation

Velocity

7.62km/s

Inclination

53.16°

Period

94.0 min

94.0 min

Perigee

470km

Apogee

472km

orbit agingOrbit updated 18 h ago · element epoch 11 Sept 2026 12:39 UTC (21.7 h old)· Metadata updated 18 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
44.510° S
Longitude
95.514° E
Altitude
486.5 km
Velocity
7.621 km/s
  • past 45 min
  • next 90 min
  • first fix from server render · element epoch 11 Sept 2026 12:39 UTC

Mission

Mission & classification

Mission type derived
Communications
Object type
Payload
SATCAT ops status
Operational [+]
Radar cross-section
—
Constellation membership derived
Starlink via name_pattern

CelesTrak groups

Aliases

  • STARLINK-2566Celestrak

Ownership

Operator & country

Operator
SpaceX
SATCAT owner code
US · United States
Country
United States US

Launch

Launch

Launch page →
Launch date
29 Apr 2021
COSPAR launch id
2021-036
Launch site
Cape Canaveral / Kennedy Space Center (Eastern Range), Florida

Objects from the same launch · 40+

All objects from launch 2021-036 →

Change log

History

FieldChangeSourceDate
Owner Code∅ → USCelestrak Satcat11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC
Orbit Class∅ → LEOCelestrak11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC

Regulatory

UN registration

UN Register of Objects Launched into Outer Space (UNOOSA) — connector planned, not yet ingested; registration unavailable

Transparency

Sources & provenance

All sources →

  • CelesTrakcommunity

    Orbital data courtesy of CelesTrak (Dr. T.S. Kelso).

    last sync 3 h ago

  • CelesTrak SATCATcommunity

    Satellite catalog data courtesy of CelesTrak.

    last sync 18 h ago

Field provenance

FieldSourceObservedConfidence
Canonical NameCelesTrak SATCAT11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC100%
Decay DateCelesTrak SATCAT11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC100%
Launch DateCelesTrak SATCAT11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC100%
Object TypeCelesTrak SATCAT11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC100%
Orbital ElementsCelesTrak12 Sept 2026 09:09 UTC100%
Owner CodeCelesTrak SATCAT11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC100%
StatusCelesTrak SATCAT11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC100%

Timeline

Events

All 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
48287
COSPAR / international designator
2021-036M
SatelliteIndex id
sat_01M28X2SX461ZW1YXXDM0Q8ZC6
Canonical slug
starlink-2566-48287

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.