STARLINK-3648, 51993

Orbit data source: Space-Track

STARLINK-3648, 51993 is a payload satellite 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

51993, 2022-025AP

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

17 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)

2022-03-09 (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, 8.86 m

Radar Cross Section

13.562 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 17 hours ago

0 STARLINK-3648
1 51993U 22025AP  25152.90094175  .00000279  00000-0  35614-4 0  9999
2 51993  53.2165 219.6297 0001045  86.6955 273.4156 15.08841055178670

Epoch: 2025-06-01T21:37Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-06-01T21:37:21.367Z)

Latitude

-0.00006°

Longitude

4.67029°

Altitude

540.595 km

Speed

7.593 km/s

True Right ascension

14h 38m 31s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-42.08437°

Longitude

-40.73653°

Altitude

554.373 km

Speed

7.584 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

12h 05m 54s

Apparent Declination

-41° 06' 11"

Sunlit

Object is in full shadow

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

00:36:26

Azimuth

104.023° ESE

Elevation

-84.079°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

540.708 km

Perigee altitude

539.262 km

Semi-major axis

6,918.122 km

Eccentricity

0.0001

Inclination

53.2165°

RAAN

219.6297°

Arg. of periapsis

86.6955°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

273.4156°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.77191 °/min

Orbital period

95.44 mins

BSTAR

0.000035614

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

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STARLINK-3650, 51982 (Decayed)

STARLINK-3648 Visibility forecast

Observer location: undefined°, undefined°

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.
6 mins	2025-06-03 07:12:36.288Z	242.255° WSW	2025-06-03 07:14:36.288Z	276.133° WNW	41.066°	2025-06-03 07:18:36.288Z	44.828° NE
4 mins	2025-06-03 08:53:36.288Z	314.777° NW	2025-06-03 08:54:36.288Z	332.573° NNW	17.047°	2025-06-03 08:57:36.288Z	22.751° NE
4 mins	2025-06-03 12:14:36.288Z	349.617° N	2025-06-03 12:16:36.288Z	31.673° NE	21.11°	2025-06-03 12:18:36.288Z	68.021° E
6 mins	2025-06-03 13:53:36.288Z	303.434° NW	2025-06-03 13:55:36.288Z	267.626° W	42.688°	2025-06-03 13:59:36.288Z	138.514° SSE

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