STARLINK-3859, 52470

Orbit data source: Space-Track

STARLINK-3859, 52470 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

52470, 2022-049V

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: 1 day ago

TLE from 1 day ago

0 STARLINK-3859
1 52470U 22049V   26235.44432656  .00000137  00000-0  15178-4 0  9994
2 52470  53.1625  24.5215 0001195  93.7236 266.3903 15.34389282237508

Epoch: 2026-08-23T10:39Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-08-23T10:39:49.814Z)

Latitude

-0.00006°

Longitude

-107.1764°

Altitude

463.688 km

Speed

7.636 km/s

True Right ascension

01h 38m 05s

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

05:41:09

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

463.809 km

Perigee altitude

462.174 km

Semi-major axis

6,841.129 km

Eccentricity

0.00012

Inclination

53.1625°

RAAN

24.5215°

Arg. of periapsis

93.7236°

True anomaly

266.37663°

Mean anomaly

266.3903°

Eccentric anomaly

266.38347°

Mean motion

3.83576 °/min

Orbital period

93.85 mins

BSTAR

0.000015178

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STARLINK-3870, 52451 (Decayed)

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STARLINK-3859 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	2026-08-24 18:25:05.526Z	355.726° N	2026-08-24 18:26:05.526Z	24.209° NE	25.529°	2026-08-24 18:29:05.526Z	88.919° E
5 mins	2026-08-24 20:02:05.526Z	280.75° WNW	2026-08-24 20:04:05.526Z	219.932° SW	30.654°	2026-08-24 20:07:05.526Z	159.709° S
4 mins	2026-08-25 12:55:05.526Z	272.131° WNW	2026-08-25 12:57:05.526Z	347.862° N	32.287°	2026-08-25 12:59:05.526Z	31.677° NE

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STARLINK-3859, 52470

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 1 day ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-08-23T10:39:49.814Z)

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

STARLINK-3859 Visibility forecast

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