STARLINK-3166, 51462

Orbit data source: Space-Track

STARLINK-3166, 51462 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

51462, 2022-010G

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-3166
1 51462U 22010G   25214.18134441 -.00001328  00000-0 -65388-4 0  9993
2 51462  53.2166 184.5425 0001212  88.3254 271.7877 15.08838930194152

Epoch: 2025-08-02T04:21Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-08-02T04:21:08.157Z)

Latitude

0°

Longitude

168.23732°

Altitude

540.618 km

Speed

7.593 km/s

True Right ascension

12h 18m 10s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-8.68314°

Longitude

-7.48199°

Altitude

542.34 km

Speed

7.592 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

22h 02m 55s

Apparent Declination

-32° 59' 25"

Sunlit

Object is in full shadow

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

06:04:54

Azimuth

258.695° W

Elevation

-42.522°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

540.83 km

Perigee altitude

539.153 km

Semi-major axis

6,918.129 km

Eccentricity

0.00012

Inclination

53.2166°

RAAN

184.5425°

Arg. of periapsis

88.3254°

True anomaly

271.77382°

Mean anomaly

271.7877°

Eccentric anomaly

271.78076°

Mean motion

3.7719 °/min

Orbital period

95.44 mins

BSTAR

-0.000065388

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STARLINK-3166 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 23:34:19.803Z	174.751° S	2025-08-02 23:37:19.803Z	125.816° SE	18.843°	2025-08-02 23:39:19.803Z	90.252° ESE
6 mins	2025-08-03 01:13:19.803Z	249.056° W	2025-08-03 01:16:19.803Z	328.513° NNW	39.45°	2025-08-03 01:19:19.803Z	39.391° NE
5 mins	2025-08-03 06:15:19.803Z	341.195° N	2025-08-03 06:17:19.803Z	21.389° NNE	23.573°	2025-08-03 06:20:19.803Z	78.865° E
6 mins	2025-08-03 07:54:19.803Z	298.6° NW	2025-08-03 07:57:19.803Z	206.917° SW	39.857°	2025-08-03 08:00:19.803Z	147.765° SSE

Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs

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