STARLINK-3825, 52478

Orbit data source: Space-Track

STARLINK-3825, 52478 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

52478, 2022-049AD

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: 20 hours ago

TLE from 20 hours ago

0 STARLINK-3825
1 52478U 22049AD  26206.58335648  .00048585  00000-0  23543-2 0  9990
2 52478  53.1592 159.5458 0000222 115.5525 212.3240 15.18086498  5841

Epoch: 2026-07-25T14:00Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-07-25T14:00:01.999Z)

Latitude

-25.38383°

Longitude

-14.4598°

Altitude

519.163 km

Speed

7.604 km/s

True Right ascension

09h 15m 22s

True Declination

-25° 14' 47"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight 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

23:03:40

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

512.032 km

Perigee altitude

511.726 km

Semi-major axis

6,890.016 km

Eccentricity

0.00002

Inclination

53.1592°

RAAN

159.5458°

Arg. of periapsis

115.5525°

True anomaly

212.32264°

Mean anomaly

212.324°

Eccentric anomaly

212.32332°

Mean motion

3.79501 °/min

Orbital period

94.86 mins

BSTAR

0.0023543

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

STARLINK-3870, 52451 (Decayed)

STARLINK-3905, 52495 (Decayed)

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STARLINK-3825 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	2026-07-26 23:30:43.389Z	232.551° WSW	2026-07-26 23:33:43.389Z	22.458° NNE	44.11°	2026-07-26 23:36:43.389Z	48.353° ENE
5 mins	2026-07-27 06:09:43.389Z	311.488° NW	2026-07-27 06:11:43.389Z	358.648° N	44.939°	2026-07-27 06:14:43.389Z	129.629° SE

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STARLINK-3825, 52478

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 20 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-07-25T14:00:01.999Z)

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Orbital elements

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

STARLINK-3825 Visibility forecast

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