Satellite · NORAD 52486 · COSPAR 2022-049AM
STARLINK-3918
- Operator SpaceX
- Constellation Starlink
- Country United States
Altitude now
481.0km
SGP4 propagation
Velocity
7.62km/s
Inclination
53.16°
Period
93.8 min
93.8 min
Perigee
462km
Apogee
464km
orbit freshOrbit updated 2 h ago · element epoch 12 Sept 2026 02:09 UTC (9.1 h old)· Metadata updated 2 h ago
Live position
Ground track & current position
Propagated client-side every 5 s from the latest element set (SGP4). Accuracy degrades with element age.
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- Latitude
- 50.746° S
- Longitude
- 65.413° E
- Altitude
- 481.0 km
- Velocity
- 7.624 km/s
- past 45 min
- next 90 min
- first fix from server render · element epoch 12 Sept 2026 02:09 UTC
Mission
Mission & classification
Ownership
Operator & country
- Operator
- SpaceX
- SATCAT owner code
- US · United States
- Country
- United States US
Launch
Launch
- Launch date
- 06 May 2022
- COSPAR launch id
- 2022-049
Objects from the same launch · 40+
- FALCON 9 DEB52504DebrisDecayed
- FALCON 9 DEB52505DebrisDecayed
- FALCON 9 DEB52506DebrisDecayed
- FALCON 9 DEB52507DebrisDecayed
- STARLINK-387052451PayloadDecayed
- STARLINK-390952452PayloadActive
- STARLINK-387252453PayloadActive
- STARLINK-388852454PayloadActive
- STARLINK-389052455PayloadActive
- STARLINK-389652456PayloadActive
- STARLINK-389952457PayloadActive
- STARLINK-389852458PayloadActive
Change log
History
| Field | Change | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Owner Code | ∅ → US | Celestrak Satcat | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC |
| Orbit Class | ∅ → LEO | Celestrak | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC |
Regulatory
UN registration
Transparency
Sources & provenance
CelesTrakcommunity
Orbital data courtesy of CelesTrak (Dr. T.S. Kelso).
last sync 2 min ago
CelesTrak SATCATcommunity
Satellite catalog data courtesy of CelesTrak.
last sync 16 h ago
Field provenance
| Field | Source | Observed | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canonical Name | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
| Decay Date | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
| Launch Date | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
| Object Type | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
| Orbital Elements | CelesTrak | 12 Sept 2026 11:11 UTC | 100% |
| Owner Code | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
| Status | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
Timeline
Events
No events detected for this object yet. Launches, decays and orbit changes are generated by the derived-analytics connector.
Reference
Identifiers
- NORAD catalogue number
- 52486
- COSPAR / international designator
- 2022-049AM
- SatelliteIndex id
- sat_01M28X2SXA5HJT0FSCYMKCAN5Q
- Canonical slug
- starlink-3918-52486
Orbit class, mission type and constellation membership are derived by SatelliteIndex (Communications) — see the methodology. Positions are propagated estimates, not tracking measurements; never use them for conjunction assessment.