STARLINK-3918, 52486

Orbit data source: Space-Track

STARLINK-3918, 52486 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.

STARLINK-3918 will be above the set Earth location in 5 hours

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Identifier

52486, 2022-049AM

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

23 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 23 hours ago

0 STARLINK-3918
1 52486U 22049AM  25134.74196641 -.00001532  00000-0 -78202-4 0  9991
2 52486  53.2183 321.1526 0001347  69.4122 290.7014 15.08828427167280

Epoch: 2025-05-14T17:48Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-14T17:48:25.897Z)

Latitude

-0.00009°

Longitude

-178.67735°

Altitude

540.347 km

Speed

7.594 km/s

True Right ascension

21h 24m 36s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude

45.71605°

Longitude

-133.22432°

Altitude

543.724 km

Speed

7.597 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

18h 18m 25s

Apparent Declination

55° 03' 29"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

00:54:38

Azimuth

320.517° NNW

Elevation

27.185°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

540.955 km

Perigee altitude

539.092 km

Semi-major axis

6,918.161 km

Eccentricity

0.0001347

Inclination

53.2183°

RAAN

321.1526°

Arg. of periapsis

69.4122°

True anomaly

290.68696°

Mean anomaly

290.7014°

Eccentric anomaly

290.69418°

Mean motion

3.77187 °/min

BSTAR

-0.000078202

Orbital period

95.44 mins

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STARLINK-3918 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	2025-05-15 21:19:31.531Z	324.628° NNW	2025-05-15 21:22:31.531Z	49.338° ENE	37.044°	2025-05-15 21:25:31.531Z	108.622° ESE
4 mins	2025-05-15 22:59:31.531Z	267.665° W	2025-05-15 23:01:31.531Z	227.497° WSW	20.863°	2025-05-15 23:03:31.531Z	190.273° SSW
6 mins	2025-05-16 14:30:31.531Z	213.656° SW	2025-05-16 14:32:31.531Z	159.886° S	42.305°	2025-05-16 14:36:31.531Z	55.043° ENE
5 mins	2025-05-16 16:10:31.531Z	296.496° NW	2025-05-16 16:12:31.531Z	338.382° N	22.102°	2025-05-16 16:15:31.531Z	28.768° NE

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