STARLINK-3894, 52499

Orbit data source: Space-Track

STARLINK-3894, 52499 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

52499, 2022-049BA

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-3894
1 52499U 22049BA  25115.79454235 -.00000543  00000-0 -16053-4 0  9992
2 52499  53.2184  36.2027 0001432 102.3878 257.7274 15.08835867164560

Epoch: 2025-04-25T19:04Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-04-25T19:04:08.459Z)

Latitude

-0.00004°

Longitude

-103.87908°

Altitude

540.864 km

Speed

7.593 km/s

True Right ascension

02h 24m 48s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude

34.08079°

Longitude

-74.90523°

Altitude

541.659 km

Speed

7.596 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

01h 03m 54s

Apparent Declination

-2° 01' 56"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

08:54:10

Azimuth

286.922° WNW

Elevation

-22.175°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

540.991 km

Perigee altitude

539.01 km

Semi-major axis

6,918.138 km

Eccentricity

0.0001432

Inclination

53.2184°

RAAN

36.2027°

Arg. of periapsis

102.3878°

True anomaly

257.71137°

Mean anomaly

257.7274°

Eccentric anomaly

257.71938°

Mean motion

3.77189 °/min

BSTAR

-0.000016053

Orbital period

95.44 mins

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STARLINK-3894 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.
5 mins	2025-04-26 03:30:22.768Z	339.531° N	2025-04-26 03:32:22.768Z	30.711° NE	30.02°	2025-04-26 03:35:22.768Z	93.324° ESE
6 mins	2025-04-26 05:09:22.768Z	282.712° WNW	2025-04-26 05:11:22.768Z	239.225° WSW	29.335°	2025-04-26 05:15:22.768Z	162.175° S
6 mins	2025-04-26 20:40:22.768Z	196.978° SSW	2025-04-26 20:43:22.768Z	117.688° SE	33.207°	2025-04-26 20:46:22.768Z	64.713° ENE
5 mins	2025-04-26 22:20:22.768Z	282.479° WNW	2025-04-26 22:22:22.768Z	329.258° NNW	27.358°	2025-04-26 22:25:22.768Z	29.279° NE

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