Key statistics
Satellite FALCON 9 DEB at a glance.
Uptime
1674
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 15.1
Per day
Orbit
LEO
Low Earth Orbit
Inclination
53.0
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Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for FALCON 9 DEB.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? True
Object name: FALCON 9 DEB
International designator: 2021-041BG
Object number (NORAD): 48607
Object ID (CCSDS): 48607
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: MEDIUM
Orbital parameters
Period: 95.646 minutes
Inclination: 53.0344 deg
SMA: 6927.969 km
Apoapsis: 557.14 km
Periapsis: 542.528 km
RAAN: 228.0535 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00105455
Argument of periapsis: 264.2129 deg
Mean anomaly: 95.7657 deg
Mean motion: 15.05545414 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00001987 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00015568476 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Dec. 14, 2025, 3:07 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Dec. 13, 2025, 8:48 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 FALCON 9 DEB
TLE line 1: 1 48607U 21041BG 25347.36688683 .00001987 00000-0 15568-3 0 9995
TLE line 2: 2 48607 53.0344 228.0535 0010545 264.2129 95.7657 15.05545414251159
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite FALCON 9 DEB.
In-orbit conjunctions
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Go to all conjunctionsAssociated space launch
A batch of 52 satellites for Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system. Two rideshare satellites are also on this flight: a Capella radar observation spacecraft and a small payload from the California-based smallsat manufacturer Tyvak.
FALCON 9 DEB was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink 26’, on board a Falcon 9 space rocket.
The launch took place on May 15, 2021, 10:56 p.m. from Launch Complex 39A.
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Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink 26
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: May 15, 2021, 10:56 p.m. UTC
Rocket: Falcon 9
Launch pad: Launch Complex 39A
Location: Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
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Tyvak smallsat launched by SpaceX to validate miniature space debris telescope
Tyvak, a manufacturer of small satellites, disclosed new details Monday about an experimental spacecraft launched aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket Saturday, revealing plans to validate compact optical telescopes that could offer a new way to monitor space ...
Tyvak satellite on SpaceX rideshare mission carries tiny space telescope
The Tyvak-0130 rideshare payload that flew to orbit May 15 on a SpaceX Falcon 9 carries a miniature space telescope for possible commercial use.
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