STARLINK-3825, 52478

Orbit data source: Space-Track

STARLINK-3825, 52478 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

52478, 2022-049AD

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

13 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 13 hours ago

0 STARLINK-3825
1 52478U 22049AD  25118.79283055 -.00000241  00000-0  29728-5 0  9990
2 52478  53.2185  32.7492 0001456 102.0295 258.0860 15.08837660165953

Epoch: 2025-04-28T19:01Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-04-28T19:01:40.559Z)

Latitude

-0.00006°

Longitude

-109.6716°

Altitude

540.856 km

Speed

7.593 km/s

True Right ascension

02h 10m 59s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude

52.02478°

Longitude

-39.851°

Altitude

545.133 km

Speed

7.596 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

05h 05m 42s

Apparent Declination

9° 16' 05"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

15:35:23

Azimuth

331.854° NNW

Elevation

-36.557°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

541.003 km

Perigee altitude

538.988 km

Semi-major axis

6,918.132 km

Eccentricity

0.0001456

Inclination

53.2185°

RAAN

32.7492°

Arg. of periapsis

102.0295°

True anomaly

258.06968°

Mean anomaly

258.086°

Eccentric anomaly

258.07784°

Mean motion

3.7719 °/min

BSTAR

0.0000029728

Orbital period

95.44 mins

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STARLINK-3825 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 20:37:42.590Z	219.973° SW	2025-04-29 20:41:42.590Z	103.392° ESE	42.514°	2025-04-29 20:44:42.590Z	55.26° ENE
4 mins	2025-04-29 22:19:42.590Z	305.629° NW	2025-04-29 22:20:42.590Z	326.699° NNW	21.499°	2025-04-29 22:23:42.590Z	23.505° NE
4 mins	2025-04-30 01:40:42.590Z	349.918° N	2025-04-30 01:42:42.590Z	26.118° NE	16.776°	2025-04-30 01:44:42.590Z	57.864° ENE
6 mins	2025-04-30 03:19:42.590Z	319.35° NNW	2025-04-30 03:22:42.590Z	75.579° E	40.899°	2025-04-30 03:25:42.590Z	119.249° SE
4 mins	2025-04-30 04:59:42.590Z	259.49° W	2025-04-30 05:01:42.590Z	224.398° SW	15.682°	2025-04-30 05:03:42.590Z	194.453° SSW

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