STARLINK-3960, 52659

Orbit data source: Space-Track

STARLINK-3960, 52659 is a payload satellite owned by SpaceX/Seattle (US) in LEO that was launched on Wed, 18 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

52659, 2022-053D

Orbit

LEO

Country

Related business

SpaceX (US)

Manufacturer

SpaceX/Seattle

Mission

Operational Commercial Communications

Bus & Motor

STARLINK, Unknown motor

Mass

297 kg wet, ~275 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2022-05-18 (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: 2 days ago

TLE from 2 days ago

0 STARLINK-3960
1 52659U 22053D   26171.36333010  .00001070  00000-0  85336-4 0  9992
2 52659  53.1599  53.0371 0001088  90.8766 269.2350 15.08824363226729

Epoch: 2026-06-20T08:43Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-20T08:43:11.720Z)

Latitude

-0.00004°

Longitude

13.65921°

Altitude

540.693 km

Speed

7.593 km/s

True Right ascension

03h 32m 08s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

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

21:29:42

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

540.798 km

Perigee altitude

539.293 km

Semi-major axis

6,918.182 km

Eccentricity

0.00011

Inclination

53.1599°

RAAN

53.0371°

Arg. of periapsis

90.8766°

True anomaly

269.22253°

Mean anomaly

269.235°

Eccentric anomaly

269.22877°

Mean motion

3.77186 °/min

Orbital period

95.44 mins

BSTAR

0.000085336

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STARLINK-3960 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.
7 mins	2026-06-22 18:07:41.400Z	221.359° SW	2026-06-22 18:10:41.400Z	155.17° SSE	43.903°	2026-06-22 18:14:41.400Z	53.225° ENE
5 mins	2026-06-22 19:48:41.400Z	299.665° NW	2026-06-22 19:50:41.400Z	340.658° N	21.128°	2026-06-22 19:53:41.400Z	29.232° NE
7 mins	2026-06-23 00:48:41.400Z	315.865° NNW	2026-06-23 00:51:41.400Z	40.947° NE	43.354°	2026-06-23 00:55:41.400Z	123.025° SE

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STARLINK-3960, 52659

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 2 days ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-20T08:43:11.720Z)

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Other satellites on launch #53 in the year 2022 (2022-05-18 UTC)

STARLINK-3960 Visibility forecast

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