STARLINK-3804, 52270

Orbit data source: Space-Track

STARLINK-3804, 52270 is a payload satellite owned by SpaceX/Seattle (US) in LEO that was launched on Thu, 21 Apr 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

52270, 2022-041K

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)

2022-04-21 (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

11.087 m², Large (>1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 12 hours ago

TLE from 12 hours ago

0 STARLINK-3804
1 52270U 22041K   26236.66668981  .01158263  00000-0  34715-1 0  9991
2 52270  53.1601  73.1142 0000945  68.1193 297.9635 15.31419177  5856

Epoch: 2026-08-24T16:00Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-08-24T16:00:01.999Z)

Latitude

4.80698°

Longitude

-136.24709°

Altitude

471.678 km

Speed

7.632 km/s

True Right ascension

05h 06m 49s

True Declination

4° 46' 38"

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

19:31:48

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

472.481 km

Perigee altitude

471.186 km

Semi-major axis

6,849.971 km

Eccentricity

0.00009

Inclination

53.1601°

RAAN

73.1142°

Arg. of periapsis

68.1193°

True anomaly

297.95393°

Mean anomaly

297.9635°

Eccentric anomaly

297.95872°

Mean motion

3.82834 °/min

Orbital period

94.04 mins

BSTAR

0.034715

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Other satellites on launch #41 in the year 2022 (2022-04-21 UTC)

STARLINK-3810, 52261 (Decayed)

STARLINK-3781, 52272

STARLINK-3777, 52294

STARLINK-3773, 52291 (Decayed)

FALCON 9 DEB, 52315 (Decayed)

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STARLINK-3804 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.
6 mins	2026-08-25 15:37:28.416Z	218.794° SW	2026-08-25 15:40:28.416Z	142.97° SSE	42.68°	2026-08-25 15:43:28.416Z	56.098° ENE
5 mins	2026-08-25 22:12:28.416Z	325.308° NNW	2026-08-25 22:14:28.416Z	29.996° NE	39.23°	2026-08-25 22:17:28.416Z	113.203° SE

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STARLINK-3804, 52270

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 12 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-08-24T16:00:01.999Z)

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Orbital elements

Other satellites on launch #41 in the year 2022 (2022-04-21 UTC)

STARLINK-3804 Visibility forecast

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