STARLINK-3052, 49165

Orbit data source: Space-Track

STARLINK-3052, 49165 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

49165, 2021-082AM

Orbit

LEO

Country

Related business

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, 10.1 m

Radar Cross Section

13.562 m², Large (>1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 10 hours ago

TLE from 10 hours ago

0 STARLINK-3052
1 49165U 21082AM  25346.88427677 -.00000117  00000-0 -20526-5 0  9998
2 49165  69.9989 153.3351 0002905 270.3745  89.7081 14.98328745234173

Epoch: 2025-12-12T21:13Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-12-12T21:13:21.512Z)

Latitude

-0.00007°

Longitude

113.17595°

Altitude

574.474 km

Speed

7.574 km/s

True Right ascension

10h 13m 20s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

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Latitude

Unknown

Longitude

Unknown

Altitude

Unknown

Speed

Unknown

Apparent Right ascension

Unknown

Apparent Declination

Unknown

Sunlit

N/A

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Local Sidereal Time

05:23:35

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

572.027 km

Perigee altitude

567.99 km

Semi-major axis

6,948.145 km

Eccentricity

0.00029

Inclination

69.9989°

RAAN

153.3351°

Arg. of periapsis

270.3745°

True anomaly

89.74139°

Mean anomaly

89.7081°

Eccentric anomaly

89.72474°

Mean motion

3.74748 °/min

Orbital period

96.06 mins

BSTAR

-0.0000020526

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STARLINK-3052 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	2025-12-13 11:46:11.334Z	149.114° SSE	2025-12-13 11:49:11.334Z	101.384° ESE	18.432°	2025-12-13 11:51:11.334Z	67.621° E
5 mins	2025-12-13 13:25:11.334Z	253.275° W	2025-12-13 13:27:11.334Z	303.535° NW	28.988°	2025-12-13 13:30:11.334Z	1.207° NNE
6 mins	2025-12-13 21:49:11.334Z	4.695° NNE	2025-12-13 21:51:11.334Z	58.907° ENE	33.618°	2025-12-13 21:55:11.334Z	132.813° SE

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STARLINK-3052, 49165

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 10 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-12-12T21:13:21.512Z)

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Orbital elements

Other satellites on launch #82 in the year 2021 (2021-09-14 UTC)

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