Satellite · NORAD 48385 · COSPAR 2021-038AJ
STARLINK-2598
- Operator SpaceX
- Constellation Starlink
- Country United States
Altitude now
475.3km
SGP4 propagation
Velocity
7.63km/s
Inclination
53.16°
Period
94.0 min
94.0 min
Perigee
470km
Apogee
472km
orbit agingOrbit updated 13 h ago · element epoch 11 Sept 2026 06:51 UTC (25.5 h old)· Metadata updated 13 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
- 49.350° N
- Longitude
- 160.519° W
- Altitude
- 475.3 km
- Velocity
- 7.635 km/s
- past 45 min
- next 90 min
- first fix from server render · element epoch 11 Sept 2026 06:51 UTC
Mission
Mission & classification
Ownership
Operator & country
- Operator
- SpaceX
- SATCAT owner code
- US · United States
- Country
- United States US
Launch
Launch
- Launch date
- 04 May 2021
- COSPAR launch id
- 2021-038
Objects from the same launch · 40+
- FALCON 9 DEB48413DebrisDecayed
- FALCON 9 DEB48414DebrisDecayed
- FALCON 9 DEB48415DebrisDecayed
- FALCON 9 DEB48416DebrisDecayed
- STARLINK-261348353PayloadActive
- STARLINK-267448354PayloadActive
- STARLINK-263548355PayloadActive
- STARLINK-263748356PayloadActive
- STARLINK-263648357PayloadActive
- STARLINK-262448358PayloadActive
- STARLINK-262848359PayloadActive
- STARLINK-262248360PayloadActive
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 1 h ago
CelesTrak SATCATcommunity
Satellite catalog data courtesy of CelesTrak.
last sync 13 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 | 12 Sept 2026 07:07 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
- 48385
- COSPAR / international designator
- 2021-038AJ
- SatelliteIndex id
- sat_01M28X2SX461ZW1YXXDM0Q8ZE6
- Canonical slug
- starlink-2598-48385
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.