STARLINK-3870, 52451

Orbit data source: Space-Track

STARLINK-3870, 52451 is a payload satellite owned by SpaceX/Seattle (US) in LEO that was launched on Fri, 06 May 2022 UTC via an FALCON 9 launch vehicle from the Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR). Payload-class satellites include a variety of spacecraft equipped with specific instruments for various scientific and technological missions. These include communications satellites like Starlink; space stations such as the ISS; scientific satellites like the Hubble; Earth observation satellites from companies like Planet Labs, Umbra, and HawkEye 360; GPS; miniature CubeSats for education and research; and military/defense satellites.

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Identifier

52451, 2022-049A

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

7 hours ago

Origin

SpaceX (US)

Manufacturer

SpaceX/Seattle

Mission

Operational Commercial Communications

Bus & Motor

STARLINK, Unknown motor

Mass

297 kg wet, ~220 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2022-05-06 (3 years ago)

Launch vehicle

FALCON 9

Launch site

Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box + 1 Pan, 8.86 m

Radar Cross Section

13.562 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 7 hours ago

0 STARLINK-3870
1 52451U 22049A   25119.07160108 -.00000239  00000-0  30723-5 0  9990
2 52451  53.2189  41.4942 0001177  99.4773 260.6352 15.08838300164771

Epoch: 2025-04-29T01:43Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-04-29T01:43:06.333Z)

Latitude

-0.00003°

Longitude

158.44126°

Altitude

540.779 km

Speed

7.593 km/s

True Right ascension

02h 45m 58s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude

47.66605°

Longitude

-148.10702°

Altitude

544.37 km

Speed

7.596 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

05h 04m 07s

Apparent Declination

6° 26' 02"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

15:52:06

Azimuth

336.08° NNW

Elevation

-40.764°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

540.808 km

Perigee altitude

539.179 km

Semi-major axis

6,918.13 km

Eccentricity

0.0001177

Inclination

53.2189°

RAAN

41.4942°

Arg. of periapsis

99.4773°

True anomaly

260.62189°

Mean anomaly

260.6352°

Eccentric anomaly

260.62855°

Mean motion

3.7719 °/min

BSTAR

0.0000030723

Orbital period

95.44 mins

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STARLINK-3870 Visibility forecast

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Span	Click to sort rows by Start time (UTC) header in descending order	Start Az.	Max El. time (UTC)	Max El. Az.	Max El.	End time (UTC)	End Az.
7 mins	2025-04-29 20:57:23.139Z	203.455° SW	2025-04-29 21:00:23.139Z	142.156° SSE	35.251°	2025-04-29 21:04:23.139Z	61.218° ENE
5 mins	2025-04-29 22:38:23.139Z	291.279° WNW	2025-04-29 22:40:23.139Z	342.497° N	26.04°	2025-04-29 22:43:23.139Z	32.381° NE
5 mins	2025-04-30 03:39:23.139Z	334.899° NNW	2025-04-30 03:41:23.139Z	37.606° NE	35.457°	2025-04-30 03:44:23.139Z	103.989° ESE
5 mins	2025-04-30 05:18:23.139Z	272.836° WNW	2025-04-30 05:20:23.139Z	232.349° WSW	22.921°	2025-04-30 05:23:23.139Z	178.312° S

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