STARLINK-3671, 51972

Orbit data source: Space-Track

STARLINK-3671, 51972 is a payload satellite owned by SpaceX/Seattle (US) in LEO that was launched on Wed, 09 Mar 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

51972, 2022-025S

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)

2022-03-09 (4 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: 3 days ago

TLE from 3 days ago

0 STARLINK-3671
1 51972U 22025S   26171.00002315 -.00023482  00000-0 -74710-3 0  9996
2 51972  53.1584 281.4479 0001007  74.7310 147.5342 15.31709011  5826

Epoch: 2026-06-20T00:00Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-20T00:00:02.000Z)

Latitude

-32.7773°

Longitude

-138.11168°

Altitude

481.527 km

Speed

7.624 km/s

True Right ascension

08h 40m 28s

True Declination

-32° 36' 53"

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

23:18:22

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

471.66 km

Perigee altitude

470.28 km

Semi-major axis

6,849.107 km

Eccentricity

0.0001

Inclination

53.1584°

RAAN

281.4479°

Arg. of periapsis

74.731°

True anomaly

147.54039°

Mean anomaly

147.5342°

Eccentric anomaly

147.5373°

Mean motion

3.82906 °/min

Orbital period

94.02 mins

BSTAR

-0.0007471

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Other satellites on launch #25 in the year 2022 (2022-03-09 UTC)

FALCON 9 DEB, 52004 (Decayed)

STARLINK-3659, 52001

STARLINK-3589, 51997

STARLINK-3700, 51956

STARLINK-3650, 51982 (Decayed)

FALCON 9 DEB, 52006 (Decayed)

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STARLINK-3671 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	2026-06-22 15:44:03.680Z	327.894° NNW	2026-06-22 15:46:03.680Z	19.16° NNE	35.369°	2026-06-22 15:49:03.680Z	105.633° ESE
5 mins	2026-06-23 08:39:03.680Z	194.522° SSW	2026-06-23 08:41:03.680Z	127.812° SE	34.584°	2026-06-23 08:44:03.680Z	63.592° ENE
4 mins	2026-06-23 10:17:03.680Z	288.032° WNW	2026-06-23 10:19:03.680Z	337.275° NNW	23.779°	2026-06-23 10:21:03.680Z	20.779° NNE

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STARLINK-3671, 51972

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 3 days ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-20T00:00:02.000Z)

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Other satellites on launch #25 in the year 2022 (2022-03-09 UTC)

STARLINK-3671 Visibility forecast

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