STARLINK-3051, 49157

Orbit data source: Space-Track

STARLINK-3051, 49157 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
49157, 2021-082AD
Orbit
LEO
Last TLE update
11 hours ago
Origin
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 11 hours ago
0 STARLINK-3051
1 49157U 21082AD  25128.96281887  .00001498  00000-0  13330-3 0  9991
2 49157  69.9988 322.7714 0002961 269.0273  91.0547 14.98333923201925
Epoch: 2025-05-08T23:06Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-08T23:06:27.55Z)
Latitude
Longitude
109.13082°
Altitude
574.506 km
Speed
7.574 km/s
True Right ascension
21h 31m 05s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in daylight at TLE epoch
Visualization TLE readout
Latitude
-36.73759°
Longitude
-56.30483°
Altitude
584.063 km
Speed
7.568 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
08h 20m 40s
Apparent Declination
-43° 36' 59"
Sunlit
Object is in full shadow
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
17:51:10
Azimuth
250.004° W
Elevation
-62.116°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
572.049 km
Perigee altitude
567.935 km
Semi-major axis
6,948.129 km
Eccentricity
0.0002961
Inclination
69.9988°
RAAN
322.7714°
Arg. of periapsis
269.0273°
True anomaly
91.08862°
Mean anomaly
91.0547°
Eccentric anomaly
91.07166°
Mean motion
3.7475 °/min
BSTAR
0.0001333
Orbital period
96.06 mins
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STARLINK-3051 Visibility forecast

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Max El. Az.
Max El.
End time (UTC)
End Az.
7 mins2025-05-09 13:38:47.911Z166.672° S2025-05-09 13:42:47.911Z95.099° ESE25.391°2025-05-09 13:45:47.911Z48.103° ENE
5 mins2025-05-09 15:18:47.911Z266.66° W2025-05-09 15:20:47.911Z306.884° NW21.789°2025-05-09 15:23:47.911Z355.744° N
7 mins2025-05-09 23:41:47.911Z345.514° N2025-05-09 23:44:47.911Z70.099° E41.851°2025-05-09 23:48:47.911Z145.974° SSE
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