STARLINK-3089, 49166

Orbit data source: Space-Track

STARLINK-3089, 49166 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

49166, 2021-082AN

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: 9 hours ago

TLE from 9 hours ago

0 STARLINK-3089
1 49166U 21082AN  25311.13932917  .00001269  00000-0  11646-3 0  9995
2 49166  70.0008 223.8479 0002325 264.8986  95.1907 14.97527044229303

Epoch: 2025-11-07T03:20Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-11-07T03:20:38.040Z)

Latitude

-0.00004°

Longitude

127.1018°

Altitude

577.11 km

Speed

7.572 km/s

True Right ascension

14h 55m 23s

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

08:53:29

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

574.105 km

Perigee altitude

570.873 km

Semi-major axis

6,950.626 km

Eccentricity

0.00023

Inclination

70.0008°

RAAN

223.8479°

Arg. of periapsis

264.8986°

True anomaly

95.21723°

Mean anomaly

95.1907°

Eccentric anomaly

95.20397°

Mean motion

3.74548 °/min

Orbital period

96.12 mins

BSTAR

0.00011646

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

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STARLINK-3089 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	2025-11-07 19:30:03.732Z	187.86° SSW	2025-11-07 19:34:03.732Z	83.15° E	38.992°	2025-11-07 19:37:03.732Z	34.682° NE
6 mins	2025-11-08 05:34:03.732Z	323.56° NNW	2025-11-08 05:36:03.732Z	279.606° WNW	41.077°	2025-11-08 05:40:03.732Z	168.321° S

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STARLINK-3089, 49166

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 9 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-11-07T03:20:38.040Z)

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

STARLINK-3089 Visibility forecast

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