STARLINK-3902, 52487

Orbit data source: Space-Track

STARLINK-3902, 52487 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

52487, 2022-049AN

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

1 day 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 1 day ago

0 STARLINK-3902
1 52487U 22049AN  25118.02095644  .00002503  00000-0  17531-3 0  9990
2 52487  53.2189  26.3164 0001475  91.3226 268.7935 15.08838872165976

Epoch: 2025-04-28T00:30Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-04-28T00:30:10.636Z)

Latitude

-0.00003°

Longitude

162.53109°

Altitude

540.666 km

Speed

7.593 km/s

True Right ascension

01h 45m 15s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude

-35.2812°

Longitude

124.88142°

Altitude

551.764 km

Speed

7.585 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

01h 14m 26s

Apparent Declination

-42° 06' 49"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

15:35:23

Azimuth

106.35° ESE

Elevation

-63.509°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

541.012 km

Perigee altitude

538.971 km

Semi-major axis

6,918.129 km

Eccentricity

0.0001475

Inclination

53.2189°

RAAN

26.3164°

Arg. of periapsis

91.3226°

True anomaly

268.7766°

Mean anomaly

268.7935°

Eccentric anomaly

268.78505°

Mean motion

3.7719 °/min

BSTAR

0.00017531

Orbital period

95.44 mins

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STARLINK-3902 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 19:34:42.533Z	202.812° SW	2025-04-29 19:38:42.533Z	114.613° SE	32.712°	2025-04-29 19:41:42.533Z	64.438° ENE
5 mins	2025-04-29 21:15:42.533Z	283.472° WNW	2025-04-29 21:17:42.533Z	331.855° NNW	27.482°	2025-04-29 21:20:42.533Z	30.123° NE
6 mins	2025-04-30 02:16:42.533Z	332.219° NNW	2025-04-30 02:18:42.533Z	21.162° NNE	33.747°	2025-04-30 02:22:42.533Z	105.308° ESE
4 mins	2025-04-30 03:56:42.533Z	264.459° W	2025-04-30 03:57:42.533Z	242.18° WSW	23.964°	2025-04-30 04:00:42.533Z	179.785° S

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