STARLINK-3981, 52687

Orbit data source: Space-Track

STARLINK-3981, 52687 is a payload satellite owned by SpaceX/Seattle (US) in LEO that was launched on Wed, 18 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

52687, 2022-053AH

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, ~275 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2022-05-18 (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-3981
1 52687U 22053AH  25119.21740748  .00001499  00000-0  11229-3 0  9992
2 52687  53.2166 115.8414 0001385  81.0590 279.0559 15.08823617163274

Epoch: 2025-04-29T05:13Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-04-29T05:13:04.006Z)

Latitude

-0°

Longitude

-179.84554°

Altitude

540.54 km

Speed

7.593 km/s

True Right ascension

07h 43m 21s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude

23.80441°

Longitude

-21.49674°

Altitude

540.258 km

Speed

7.596 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

16h 29m 40s

Apparent Declination

-7° 38' 59"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

02:07:13

Azimuth

305.714° NW

Elevation

-44.701°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

540.997 km

Perigee altitude

539.08 km

Semi-major axis

6,918.176 km

Eccentricity

0.0001385

Inclination

53.2166°

RAAN

115.8414°

Arg. of periapsis

81.059°

True anomaly

279.04023°

Mean anomaly

279.0559°

Eccentric anomaly

279.04806°

Mean motion

3.77186 °/min

BSTAR

0.00011229

Orbital period

95.44 mins

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Other satellites on launch #53 in the year 2022 (2022-05-18 UTC)

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STARLINK-3946, 52693

STARLINK-3981 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	2025-04-30 02:02:49.262Z	212.275° SW	2025-04-30 02:05:49.262Z	165.556° S	38.413°	2025-04-30 02:09:49.262Z	58.641° ENE
5 mins	2025-04-30 03:43:49.262Z	290.248° WNW	2025-04-30 03:45:49.262Z	332.87° NNW	23.896°	2025-04-30 03:48:49.262Z	27.854° NE
6 mins	2025-04-30 08:44:49.262Z	326.143° NNW	2025-04-30 08:46:49.262Z	17.496° NNE	38.575°	2025-04-30 08:50:49.262Z	113.667° SE
4 mins	2025-04-30 10:24:49.262Z	258.342° W	2025-04-30 10:25:49.262Z	238.977° WSW	19.054°	2025-04-30 10:28:49.262Z	187.046° SSW

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