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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

Country

US

Related business

Manufacturer

SpaceX/Seattle

Mission

Partially operational Commercial Communications

Bus & Motor

STARLINK, Unknown motor

Mass

297 kg wet, ~220 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2022-05-06 (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: 20 hours ago

TLE from 20 hours ago

0 STARLINK-3870
1 52451U 22049A   26137.33687730  .00873344  46550-3  74883-3 0  9995
2 52451  53.2064  98.0828 0002207 176.7878 183.3174 16.12884582222793

Epoch: 2026-05-17T08:05Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-05-17T08:05:06.198Z)

Latitude

-0.00001°

Longitude

101.76602°

Altitude

241.337 km

Speed

7.762 km/s

True Right ascension

06h 32m 19s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

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

12:52:45

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

240.66 km

Perigee altitude

237.739 km

Semi-major axis

6,617.336 km

Eccentricity

0.00022

Inclination

53.2064°

RAAN

98.0828°

Arg. of periapsis

176.7878°

True anomaly

183.31594°

Mean anomaly

183.3174°

Eccentric anomaly

183.31667°

Mean motion

4.03198 °/min

Orbital period

89.29 mins

BSTAR

0.00074883

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Other satellites on launch #49 in the year 2022 (2022-05-06 UTC)

STARLINK-3871, 52496

STARLINK-3861, 52503

STARLINK-3925, 52498

STARLINK-3885, 52463

STARLINK-3865, 52460 (Decayed)

STARLINK-3875, 52483

STARLINK-3916, 52492

STARLINK-3888, 52454

STARLINK-3855, 52474 (Decayed)

STARLINK-3907, 52501

STARLINK-3909, 52452

STARLINK-3879, 52473

STARLINK-3894, 52499

STARLINK-3864, 52468

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Check out STARLINK-3870, 52451 on other resources

View STARLINK-3870, 52451 on NASA - NSSDCA Website

View STARLINK-3870, 52451 on Heavens-Above

View STARLINK-3870, 52451 on Keep Track

View STARLINK-3870, 52451 on Celestrak

View STARLINK-3870, 52451 on Gunter's Space Page

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