Satellite · NORAD 49148 · COSPAR 2021-082U
STARLINK-3048
- Operator SpaceX
- Constellation Starlink
- Country United States
Altitude now
591.0km
SGP4 propagation
Velocity
7.56km/s
Inclination
70.00°
Period
96.2 min
96.2 min
Perigee
573km
Apogee
576km
orbit freshOrbit updated 4 h ago · element epoch 11 Sept 2026 18:10 UTC (10.7 h old)· Metadata updated 4 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
- 47.852° S
- Longitude
- 54.573° W
- Altitude
- 591.0 km
- Velocity
- 7.564 km/s
- past 45 min
- next 90 min
- first fix from server render · element epoch 11 Sept 2026 18:10 UTC
Mission
Mission & classification
Ownership
Operator & country
- Operator
- SpaceX
- SATCAT owner code
- US · United States
- Country
- United States US
Launch
Launch
- Launch date
- 14 Sept 2021
- COSPAR launch id
- 2021-082
Objects from the same launch · 40+
- FALCON 9 DEB49182DebrisDecayed
- FALCON 9 DEB49183DebrisDecayed
- FALCON 9 DEB49184DebrisDecayed
- FALCON 9 DEB49185DebrisDecayed
- STARLINK-309649131PayloadDecayed
- STARLINK-309049132PayloadActive
- STARLINK-307749133PayloadActive
- STARLINK-307849134PayloadActive
- STARLINK-307349135PayloadActive
- STARLINK-308449136PayloadDecayed
- STARLINK-305549137PayloadActive
- STARLINK-305849138PayloadActive
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 2 h ago
CelesTrak SATCATcommunity
Satellite catalog data courtesy of CelesTrak.
last sync 10 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 03:03 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
- 49148
- COSPAR / international designator
- 2021-082U
- SatelliteIndex id
- sat_01M28X2SX6ZKY69SEDSB71WN9Y
- Canonical slug
- starlink-3048-49148
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.