In orbitDebris

FALCON 9 DEB

NORAD: 48607
COSPAR: 2021-041BG

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Spacecraft

Built by: SpaceX (Seattle)
Owner: SpaceX (Seattle)
Mass at launch: 100 kg(estimate, good to about 20%)
Dry mass: 100 kg(estimate, good to about 20%)
Length: 7 m
Diameter: 0.02 m
Span with arrays and booms: 7 m
Shape: Cyl

From GCAT by Jonathan McDowell (CC BY 4.0), record S48607, checked 2026-11-06. About this source

Launch

Launch date: 2021-05-15
Rocket: Falcon 9 FT5
Flight: Starlink-29 (N28)
Mission name: Starlink V1.0-L26
Launch site: NASA John F. Kennedy Space Center, LC39A
Launched by: SpaceX
Rocket performance: Success
Launch designator: 2021-041

From the GCAT launch log, launch 2021-041, checked 2026-11-06. About this source

Catalogue record

Object type: Debris
Owner code: US
Launch date: 2021-05-15
Period: 95.6 min
Inclination: 53.03°
Apogee: 556 km
Perigee: 539 km

From CelesTrak SATCAT, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Where it came from

Catalogued pieces that came from it: 1

Everything from this launch

Debris5 in total, 5 still in orbit
Payload54 in total, 33 still in orbit