STARLINK-3900, 52461

Orbit data source: Space-Track

STARLINK-3900, 52461 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

52461, 2022-049L

Orbit

LEO

Country

Related business

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 (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: 10 hours ago

TLE from 10 hours ago

0 STARLINK-3900
1 52461U 22049L   25346.96504174  .00000361  00000-0  40780-4 0  9994
2 52461  53.2169  78.4437 0001270  84.0135 276.1002 15.08833065199297

Epoch: 2025-12-12T23:09Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-12-12T23:09:39.606Z)

Latitude

-0°

Longitude

9.12957°

Altitude

540.569 km

Speed

7.593 km/s

True Right ascension

05h 13m 46s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow 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

07:26:12

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

540.888 km

Perigee altitude

539.131 km

Semi-major axis

6,918.147 km

Eccentricity

0.00013

Inclination

53.2169°

RAAN

78.4437°

Arg. of periapsis

84.0135°

True anomaly

276.08573°

Mean anomaly

276.1002°

Eccentric anomaly

276.09296°

Mean motion

3.77189 °/min

Orbital period

95.44 mins

BSTAR

0.00004078

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STARLINK-3900 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.
4 mins	2025-12-13 10:33:28.237Z	300.62° NW	2025-12-13 10:35:28.237Z	345.395° N	22.113°	2025-12-13 10:37:28.237Z	21.501° NNE
6 mins	2025-12-13 15:33:28.237Z	319.951° NNW	2025-12-13 15:36:28.237Z	54.625° ENE	40.902°	2025-12-13 15:39:28.237Z	116.004° SE
6 mins	2025-12-14 08:44:28.237Z	225.196° WSW	2025-12-14 08:46:28.237Z	198.435° SSW	44.437°	2025-12-14 08:50:28.237Z	51.214° ENE

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STARLINK-3900, 52461

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 10 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-12-12T23:09:39.606Z)

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

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