STARLINK-3069, 49176

Orbit data source: Space-Track

STARLINK-3069, 49176 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

49176, 2021-082AY

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: 22 hours ago

TLE from 22 hours ago

0 STARLINK-3069
1 49176U 21082AY  26011.49185779 -.00000933  00000-0 -70382-4 0  9991
2 49176  70.0001  38.6668 0003264 271.0622  89.0163 14.98333141238398

Epoch: 2026-01-11T11:48Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-01-11T11:48:16.513Z)

Latitude

-0.00001°

Longitude

110.59586°

Altitude

574.432 km

Speed

7.574 km/s

True Right ascension

02h 34m 40s

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

09:52:54

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

572.262 km

Perigee altitude

567.727 km

Semi-major axis

6,948.131 km

Eccentricity

0.00033

Inclination

70.0001°

RAAN

38.6668°

Arg. of periapsis

271.0622°

True anomaly

89.0537°

Mean anomaly

89.0163°

Eccentric anomaly

89.035°

Mean motion

3.7475 °/min

Orbital period

96.06 mins

BSTAR

-0.000070382

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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 12:22:49.321Z	346.293° N	2026-01-12 12:26:49.321Z	87.251° E	38.156°	2026-01-12 12:29:49.321Z	138.829° SSE
6 mins	2026-01-13 02:23:49.321Z	166.594° S	2026-01-13 02:26:49.321Z	92.091° ESE	30.61°	2026-01-13 02:29:49.321Z	43.081° NE
4 mins	2026-01-13 04:02:49.321Z	271.223° WNW	2026-01-13 04:04:49.321Z	305.962° NW	18.125°	2026-01-13 04:06:49.321Z	340.327° N

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STARLINK-3069, 49176

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 22 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-01-11T11:48:16.513Z)

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Orbital elements

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