STARLINK-3046, 49169

Orbit data source: Space-Track

STARLINK-3046, 49169 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

49169, 2021-082AR

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: 14 hours ago

TLE from 14 hours ago

0 STARLINK-3046
1 49169U 21082AR  26011.82172765 -.00000482  00000-0 -32604-4 0  9995
2 49169  69.9997  57.8498 0003173 269.2809  90.7987 14.98320745237950

Epoch: 2026-01-11T19:43Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-01-11T19:43:17.268Z)

Latitude

-0°

Longitude

10.70058°

Altitude

574.54 km

Speed

7.574 km/s

True Right ascension

03h 51m 23s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow 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

09:54:38

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

572.237 km

Perigee altitude

567.828 km

Semi-major axis

6,948.17 km

Eccentricity

0.00032

Inclination

69.9997°

RAAN

57.8498°

Arg. of periapsis

269.2809°

True anomaly

90.83506°

Mean anomaly

90.7987°

Eccentric anomaly

90.81688°

Mean motion

3.74746 °/min

Orbital period

96.06 mins

BSTAR

-0.000032604

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STARLINK-3046 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	2026-01-12 13:53:33.258Z	340.112° N	2026-01-12 13:57:33.258Z	111.541° ESE	42.636°	2026-01-12 14:00:33.258Z	149.252° SSE
6 mins	2026-01-13 03:54:33.258Z	177.904° S	2026-01-13 03:56:33.258Z	136.002° SSE	36.562°	2026-01-13 04:00:33.258Z	36.79° NE

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STARLINK-3046, 49169

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 14 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-01-11T19:43:17.268Z)

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