STARLINK-3140, 49460

Orbit data source: Space-Track

STARLINK-3140, 49460 is a payload satellite owned by SpaceX/Seattle (US) in LEO that was launched on Sat, 13 Nov 2021 UTC via an FALCON 9 launch vehicle from the Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR). 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

49460, 2021-104BE

Orbit

LEO

Country

Related business

SpaceX (US)

Manufacturer

SpaceX/Seattle

Mission

Operational Commercial Communications

Bus & Motor

STARLINK, Unknown motor

Mass

290 kg wet, ~270 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2021-11-13 (5 years ago)

Launch vehicle

FALCON 9

Launch site

Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR)

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: 1 week ago

TLE from 1 week ago

0 STARLINK-3140
1 49460U 21104BE  26154.43117869  .00000525  00000-0  51045-4 0  9999
2 49460  53.1815 194.1947 0001079  90.3656 269.7459 15.08833971251712

Epoch: 2026-06-03T10:20Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-03T10:20:53.838Z)

Latitude

-0.00007°

Longitude

147.08043°

Altitude

540.659 km

Speed

7.593 km/s

True Right ascension

12h 56m 46s

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

16:13:56

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

540.759 km

Perigee altitude

539.266 km

Semi-major axis

6,918.149 km

Eccentricity

0.00011

Inclination

53.1815°

RAAN

194.1947°

Arg. of periapsis

90.3656°

True anomaly

269.73354°

Mean anomaly

269.7459°

Eccentric anomaly

269.73972°

Mean motion

3.77188 °/min

Orbital period

95.44 mins

BSTAR

0.000051045

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Other satellites on launch #104 in the year 2021 (2021-11-13 UTC)

STARLINK-3097, 49448 (Decayed)

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STARLINK-3140 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.
4 mins	2026-06-11 07:59:02.646Z	346.591° N	2026-06-11 08:01:02.646Z	24.826° NE	19.506°	2026-06-11 08:03:02.646Z	61.138° ENE
6 mins	2026-06-11 09:38:02.646Z	309.917° NW	2026-06-11 09:41:02.646Z	133.097° SE	43.965°	2026-06-11 09:44:02.646Z	131.419° SE
6 mins	2026-06-12 02:49:02.646Z	246.824° WSW	2026-06-12 02:51:02.646Z	315.217° NNW	42.312°	2026-06-12 02:55:02.646Z	45.196° ENE

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STARLINK-3140, 49460

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 1 week ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-03T10:20:53.838Z)

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Orbital elements

Other satellites on launch #104 in the year 2021 (2021-11-13 UTC)

STARLINK-3140 Visibility forecast

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