STARLINK-3085, 49156

Orbit data source: Space-Track

STARLINK-3085, 49156 is a payload satellite owned by SpaceX/Seattle (US) in LEO that was launched on Tue, 14 Sep 2021 UTC via an FALCON 9 launch vehicle from the Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR). 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

49156, 2021-082AC

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

8 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)

2021-09-14 (4 years ago)

Launch vehicle

FALCON 9

Launch site

Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR)

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 8 hours ago

0 STARLINK-3085
1 49156U 21082AC  25183.92689299 -.00000011  00000-0  68833-5 0  9997
2 49156  69.9998 164.1864 0003285 268.8786  91.1996 14.98329765210631

Epoch: 2025-07-02T22:14Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-02T22:14:43.554Z)

Latitude

-0.00008°

Longitude

-90.69608°

Altitude

574.529 km

Speed

7.574 km/s

True Right ascension

10h 56m 44s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-18.13839°

Longitude

-98.33871°

Altitude

577.864 km

Speed

7.571 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

08h 33m 47s

Apparent Declination

-32° 54' 58"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

17:55:53

Azimuth

269.894° W

Elevation

-57.747°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

572.287 km

Perigee altitude

567.722 km

Semi-major axis

6,948.142 km

Eccentricity

0.00033

Inclination

69.9998°

RAAN

164.1864°

Arg. of periapsis

268.8786°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

91.1996°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.74749 °/min

Orbital period

96.06 mins

BSTAR

0.0000068833

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STARLINK-3085 Visibility forecast

Observer location: undefined°, undefined°

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	2025-07-03 10:02:15.623Z	325.604° NNW	2025-07-03 10:04:15.623Z	266.73° W	43.114°	2025-07-03 10:08:15.623Z	164.994° S
7 mins	2025-07-04 00:01:15.623Z	199.327° SSW	2025-07-04 00:04:15.623Z	115.38° SE	44.728°	2025-07-04 00:08:15.623Z	26.341° NE

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