STARLINK-3870, 52451

Orbit data source: Space-Track

STARLINK-3870, 52451 is a payload satellite owned by SpaceX/Seattle (US) in LEO that was launched on Fri, 06 May 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

52451, 2022-049A

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

21 hours ago

Origin

SpaceX (US)

Manufacturer

SpaceX/Seattle

Mission

Operational Commercial Communications

Bus & Motor

STARLINK, Unknown motor

Mass

297 kg wet, ~220 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2022-05-06 (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 21 hours ago

0 STARLINK-3870
1 52451U 22049A   25134.96920543  .00000422  00000-0  44590-4 0  9991
2 52451  53.2188 330.1267 0001349  99.5130 260.6015 15.08835162167016

Epoch: 2025-05-14T23:15Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-14T23:15:39.349Z)

Latitude

0.00002°

Longitude

108.2668°

Altitude

540.808 km

Speed

7.593 km/s

True Right ascension

22h 00m 30s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude

15.44162°

Longitude

116.23548°

Altitude

539.836 km

Speed

7.595 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

20h 08m 17s

Apparent Declination

-15° 03' 07"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

04:35:30

Azimuth

282.542° WNW

Elevation

-37.614°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

540.936 km

Perigee altitude

539.07 km

Semi-major axis

6,918.14 km

Eccentricity

0.0001349

Inclination

53.2188°

RAAN

330.1267°

Arg. of periapsis

99.513°

True anomaly

260.58625°

Mean anomaly

260.6015°

Eccentric anomaly

260.59387°

Mean motion

3.77189 °/min

BSTAR

0.00004459

Orbital period

95.44 mins

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STARLINK-3870 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	2025-05-15 20:20:47.034Z	336.644° NNW	2025-05-15 20:23:47.034Z	24.281° NE	15.249°	2025-05-15 20:25:47.034Z	54.221° ENE
6 mins	2025-05-15 22:00:47.034Z	324.869° NNW	2025-05-15 22:03:47.034Z	57.166° ENE	37.17°	2025-05-15 22:06:47.034Z	110.375° ESE
4 mins	2025-05-15 23:40:47.034Z	264.98° W	2025-05-15 23:42:47.034Z	224.654° SW	20.112°	2025-05-15 23:44:47.034Z	189.458° SSW
6 mins	2025-05-16 15:11:47.034Z	214.69° SW	2025-05-16 15:13:47.034Z	146.55° SSE	43.139°	2025-05-16 15:17:47.034Z	54.214° ENE
5 mins	2025-05-16 16:51:47.034Z	299.239° NW	2025-05-16 16:53:47.034Z	341.643° N	21.66°	2025-05-16 16:56:47.034Z	29.807° NE

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