STARLINK-3889, 52331

Orbit data source: Space-Track

STARLINK-3889, 52331 is a payload satellite owned by SpaceX/Seattle (US) in LEO that was launched on Fri, 29 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

52331, 2022-045A

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

11 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)

2022-04-29 (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, 4.5 m

Radar Cross Section

11.087 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 11 hours ago

0 STARLINK-3889
1 52331U 22045A   25211.94201077  .00000160  00000-0  28169-4 0  9995
2 52331  53.2177 124.5880 0001526  89.6425 270.4742 15.08836343182162

Epoch: 2025-07-30T22:36Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-30T22:36:29.73Z)

Latitude

-0.00003°

Longitude

-163.3499°

Altitude

540.643 km

Speed

7.593 km/s

True Right ascension

08h 18m 21s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-24.25275°

Longitude

175.02254°

Altitude

547.314 km

Speed

7.588 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

08h 43m 44s

Apparent Declination

-36° 02' 50"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

23:12:39

Azimuth

94.47° ESE

Elevation

-60.618°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

541.055 km

Perigee altitude

538.944 km

Semi-major axis

6,918.136 km

Eccentricity

0.00015

Inclination

53.2177°

RAAN

124.588°

Arg. of periapsis

89.6425°

True anomaly

270.45671°

Mean anomaly

270.4742°

Eccentric anomaly

270.46546°

Mean motion

3.77189 °/min

Orbital period

95.44 mins

BSTAR

0.000028169

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STARLINK-3889 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	2025-07-31 21:04:03.665Z	237.753° WSW	2025-07-31 21:06:03.665Z	280.954° WNW	43.714°	2025-07-31 21:10:03.665Z	47.185° ENE
4 mins	2025-07-31 22:45:03.665Z	317.989° NNW	2025-07-31 22:46:03.665Z	337.243° NNW	18.061°	2025-07-31 22:49:03.665Z	25.897° NE
4 mins	2025-08-01 02:06:03.665Z	354.689° N	2025-08-01 02:07:03.665Z	14.611° NNE	19.964°	2025-08-01 02:10:03.665Z	69.016° E
6 mins	2025-08-01 03:45:03.665Z	306.911° NW	2025-08-01 03:47:03.665Z	260.291° W	44.624°	2025-08-01 03:51:03.665Z	134.279° SE

Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs

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