STARLINK-3946, 52693

Orbit data source: Space-Track

STARLINK-3946, 52693 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

52693, 2022-053AP

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, ~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 14 hours ago

0 STARLINK-3946
1 52693U 22053AP  25119.19532553  .00000774  00000-0  66733-4 0  9995
2 52693  53.2167 115.9415 0001335  87.4166 272.6979 15.08839154163276

Epoch: 2025-04-29T04:41Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-04-29T04:41:16.125Z)

Latitude

-0.00004°

Longitude

-171.77419°

Altitude

540.6 km

Speed

7.593 km/s

True Right ascension

07h 43m 45s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude

-50.18599°

Longitude

122.48446°

Altitude

557.962 km

Speed

7.582 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

09h 56m 35s

Apparent Declination

-81° 04' 52"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

02:11:45

Azimuth

168.973° S

Elevation

-43.347°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

540.915 km

Perigee altitude

539.067 km

Semi-major axis

6,918.128 km

Eccentricity

0.0001335

Inclination

53.2167°

RAAN

115.9415°

Arg. of periapsis

87.4166°

True anomaly

272.68262°

Mean anomaly

272.6979°

Eccentric anomaly

272.69026°

Mean motion

3.7719 °/min

BSTAR

0.000066733

Orbital period

95.44 mins

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

STARLINK-4039, 52683 (Decayed)

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STARLINK-3993, 52692

STARLINK-3946 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	2025-04-30 01:30:20.741Z	185.89° SSW	2025-04-30 01:33:20.741Z	129.487° SE	25.292°	2025-04-30 01:36:20.741Z	74.373° E
6 mins	2025-04-30 03:10:20.741Z	268.145° W	2025-04-30 03:12:20.741Z	319.555° NNW	33.268°	2025-04-30 03:16:20.741Z	38.729° NE
6 mins	2025-04-30 08:11:20.741Z	334.87° NNW	2025-04-30 08:13:20.741Z	14.221° NNE	27.336°	2025-04-30 08:17:20.741Z	93.626° ESE
5 mins	2025-04-30 09:51:20.741Z	280.377° WNW	2025-04-30 09:53:20.741Z	222.233° SW	32.598°	2025-04-30 09:56:20.741Z	161.25° S

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