STARLINK-3306, 50163

Orbit data source: Space-Track

STARLINK-3306, 50163 is a payload satellite owned by SpaceX/Seattle (US) in LEO that was launched on Sat, 18 Dec 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

50163, 2021-125H

Orbit

LEO

Country

Related business

SpaceX (US)

Manufacturer

SpaceX/Seattle

Mission

Partially operational Commercial Communications

Bus & Motor

STARLINK, Unknown motor

Mass

290 kg wet, ~270 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2021-12-18 (5 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: 5 hours ago

TLE from 5 hours ago

0 STARLINK-3306
1 50163U 21125H   26170.00002315  .01384095  00000-0  27114-1 0  9999
2 50163  53.2180 140.7140 0000876  98.7354 119.2345 15.44096777  5730

Epoch: 2026-06-19T00:00Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-19T00:00:02.000Z)

Latitude

-29.73578°

Longitude

78.60045°

Altitude

443.372 km

Speed

7.646 km/s

True Right ascension

23h 03m 22s

True Declination

-29° 34' 52"

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

15:35:58

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

434.879 km

Perigee altitude

433.685 km

Semi-major axis

6,812.419 km

Eccentricity

0.00009

Inclination

53.218°

RAAN

140.714°

Arg. of periapsis

98.7354°

True anomaly

119.24326°

Mean anomaly

119.2345°

Eccentric anomaly

119.23888°

Mean motion

3.86003 °/min

Orbital period

93.26 mins

BSTAR

0.027114

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Other satellites on launch #125 in the year 2021 (2021-12-18 UTC)

STARLINK-3309, 50158 (Decayed)

STARLINK-3307, 50164 (Decayed)

STARLINK-3288, 50160 (Decayed)

STARLINK-3263, 50196 (Decayed)

FALCON 9 DEB, 50209 (Decayed)

STARLINK-3292, 50174

STARLINK-3235, 50200

STARLINK-3255, 50201 (Decayed)

STARLINK-3254, 50204

STARLINK-3293, 50176

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STARLINK-3306 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	2026-06-19 07:19:43.357Z	339.98° N	2026-06-19 07:20:43.357Z	13.72° NNE	33.834°	2026-06-19 07:23:43.357Z	105.413° ESE
4 mins	2026-06-20 00:04:43.357Z	176.548° S	2026-06-20 00:05:43.357Z	145.321° SSE	28.395°	2026-06-20 00:08:43.357Z	69.929° E
4 mins	2026-06-20 01:41:43.357Z	295.647° NW	2026-06-20 01:42:43.357Z	325.258° NNW	24.622°	2026-06-20 01:45:43.357Z	30.085° NE

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STARLINK-3306, 50163

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 5 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-19T00:00:02.000Z)

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Orbital elements

Other satellites on launch #125 in the year 2021 (2021-12-18 UTC)

STARLINK-3306 Visibility forecast

Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs

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