STARLINK-3878, 52479

Orbit data source: Space-Track

STARLINK-3878, 52479 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

52479, 2022-049AE

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

14 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 14 hours ago

0 STARLINK-3878
1 52479U 22049AE  25118.74224681  .00008018  00000-0  52184-3 0  9995
2 52479  53.2185  22.9771 0001235  91.6192 268.4942 15.08798764166081

Epoch: 2025-04-28T17:48Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-04-28T17:48:50.124Z)

Latitude

0.00001°

Longitude

-101.18364°

Altitude

540.79 km

Speed

7.593 km/s

True Right ascension

01h 31m 54s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude

-11.82763°

Longitude

-112.80554°

Altitude

543.285 km

Speed

7.591 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

01h 55m 09s

Apparent Declination

-26° 38' 53"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

15:33:05

Azimuth

64.34° ENE

Elevation

-65.737°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

540.969 km

Perigee altitude

539.26 km

Semi-major axis

6,918.251 km

Eccentricity

0.0001235

Inclination

53.2185°

RAAN

22.9771°

Arg. of periapsis

91.6192°

True anomaly

268.48005°

Mean anomaly

268.4942°

Eccentric anomaly

268.48713°

Mean motion

3.7718 °/min

BSTAR

0.00052184

Orbital period

95.45 mins

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STARLINK-3878 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.
6 mins	2025-04-29 19:24:25.139Z	191.286° SSW	2025-04-29 19:27:25.139Z	129.475° SE	28.84°	2025-04-29 19:30:25.139Z	71.017° E
5 mins	2025-04-29 21:04:25.139Z	273.212° WNW	2025-04-29 21:06:25.139Z	320.189° NNW	30.444°	2025-04-29 21:09:25.139Z	29.711° NE
6 mins	2025-04-30 02:05:25.139Z	332.278° NNW	2025-04-30 02:08:25.139Z	46.829° ENE	29.93°	2025-04-30 02:11:25.139Z	97.671° ESE
5 mins	2025-04-30 03:45:25.139Z	275.678° WNW	2025-04-30 03:47:25.139Z	223.807° SW	28.834°	2025-04-30 03:50:25.139Z	167.013° S

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