STARLINK-3181, 51461

Orbit data source: Space-Track

STARLINK-3181, 51461 is a payload satellite owned by SpaceX/Seattle (US) in LEO that was launched on Thu, 03 Feb 2022 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

51461, 2022-010F

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

12 hours ago

Origin

SpaceX (US)

Manufacturer

SpaceX/Seattle

Mission

Operational Commercial Communications

Bus & Motor

STARLINK, Unknown motor

Mass

297 kg wet, ~275 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2022-02-03 (3 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, 4.4 m

Radar Cross Section

13.562 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 12 hours ago

0 STARLINK-3181
1 51461U 22010F   25214.18404779 -.00000259  00000-0  18128-5 0  9998
2 51461  53.2170 184.5219 0001491  90.8571 269.2592 15.08833710194186

Epoch: 2025-08-02T04:25Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-08-02T04:25:01.729Z)

Latitude

0°

Longitude

167.24083°

Altitude

540.674 km

Speed

7.593 km/s

True Right ascension

12h 18m 05s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

11.63717°

Longitude

-23.78602°

Altitude

539.596 km

Speed

7.595 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

21h 20m 24s

Apparent Declination

-16° 53' 58"

Sunlit

Object is in full shadow

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

06:02:05

Azimuth

283.518° WNW

Elevation

-41.479°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

541.039 km

Perigee altitude

538.976 km

Semi-major axis

6,918.145 km

Eccentricity

0.00015

Inclination

53.217°

RAAN

184.5219°

Arg. of periapsis

90.8571°

True anomaly

269.24212°

Mean anomaly

269.2592°

Eccentric anomaly

269.25066°

Mean motion

3.77189 °/min

Orbital period

95.44 mins

BSTAR

0.0000018128

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STARLINK-3181 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.
5 mins	2025-08-02 23:38:31.217Z	175.43° S	2025-08-02 23:41:31.217Z	122.645° SE	20.153°	2025-08-02 23:43:31.217Z	87° E
6 mins	2025-08-03 01:17:31.217Z	252.737° W	2025-08-03 01:20:31.217Z	335.811° NNW	37.834°	2025-08-03 01:23:31.217Z	38.674° NE
5 mins	2025-08-03 06:19:31.217Z	342.13° N	2025-08-03 06:21:31.217Z	24.707° NE	24.58°	2025-08-03 06:24:31.217Z	81.899° E
6 mins	2025-08-03 07:58:31.217Z	295.571° NW	2025-08-03 08:01:31.217Z	202.118° SSW	37.673°	2025-08-03 08:04:31.217Z	150.202° SSE

Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs

Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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