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: 21 hours ago

TLE from 21 hours ago

0 STARLINK-3069
1 49176U 21082AY  26071.77611159 -.00000278  00000-0 -15509-4 0  9996
2 49176  69.9988 246.6673 0002497 269.6692  90.4181 14.98329074247423

Epoch: 2026-03-12T18:37Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-03-12T18:37:36.041Z)

Latitude

-0.00001°

Longitude

156.84598°

Altitude

574.496 km

Speed

7.574 km/s

True Right ascension

16h 26m 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

20:09:43

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

571.742 km

Perigee altitude

568.272 km

Semi-major axis

6,948.144 km

Eccentricity

0.00025

Inclination

69.9988°

RAAN

246.6673°

Arg. of periapsis

269.6692°

True anomaly

90.44671°

Mean anomaly

90.4181°

Eccentric anomaly

90.43241°

Mean motion

3.74749 °/min

Orbital period

96.06 mins

BSTAR

-0.000015509

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

STARLINK-3084, 49136 (Decayed)

FALCON 9 DEB, 49185 (Decayed)

STARLINK-3118, 49140 (Decayed)

FALCON 9 DEB, 49183 (Decayed)

STARLINK-3074, 49170 (Decayed)

STARLINK-3101, 49168 (Decayed)

STARLINK-3047, 49174 (Decayed)

STARLINK-3053, 49149 (Decayed)

STARLINK-3091, 49172 (Decayed)

STARLINK-3104, 49150 (Decayed)

STARLINK-3042, 49142 (Decayed)

STARLINK-3082, 49162 (Decayed)

STARLINK-3081, 49152 (Decayed)

FALCON 9 DEB, 49184 (Decayed)

STARLINK-3054, 49167

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STARLINK-3069 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	2026-03-13 22:25:02.643Z	342.423° N	2026-03-13 22:28:02.643Z	44.231° NE	42.917°	2026-03-13 22:32:02.643Z	148.168° SSE
6 mins	2026-03-14 12:26:02.643Z	171.32° S	2026-03-14 12:28:02.643Z	113.501° SE	36.596°	2026-03-14 12:32:02.643Z	36.239° NE

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STARLINK-3069, 49176

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 21 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-03-12T18:37:36.041Z)

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Orbital elements

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

STARLINK-3069 Visibility forecast

Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs

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Last TLE update: 21 hours ago