STARLINK-4201, 52856

Orbit data source: Space-Track

STARLINK-4201, 52856 is a payload satellite owned by SpaceX/Seattle (US) in LEO that was launched on Fri, 17 Jun 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

52856, 2022-062AC

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

1 day ago

Origin

SpaceX (US)

Manufacturer

SpaceX/Seattle

Mission

Operational Commercial Communications

Bus & Motor

STARLINK, Unknown motor

Mass

297 kg wet, ~275 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2022-06-17 (3 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, 8.86 m

Radar Cross Section

13.562 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 1 day ago

0 STARLINK-4201
1 52856U 22062AC  25171.25362863 -.00000260  00000-0  17425-5 0  9992
2 52856  53.2173 122.2887 0001240  82.8370 277.2763 15.08837387166304

Epoch: 2025-06-20T06:05Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-06-20T06:05:13.513Z)

Latitude

-0.00004°

Longitude

122.27276°

Altitude

540.54 km

Speed

7.593 km/s

True Right ascension

08h 09m 09s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-41.36435°

Longitude

-22.67664°

Altitude

554.226 km

Speed

7.584 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

17h 53m 02s

Apparent Declination

-74° 19' 33"

Sunlit

Object is in full shadow

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

00:19:21

Azimuth

200.48° SSW

Elevation

-39.907°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

540.854 km

Perigee altitude

539.138 km

Semi-major axis

6,918.133 km

Eccentricity

0.00012

Inclination

53.2173°

RAAN

122.2887°

Arg. of periapsis

82.837°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

277.2763°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.7719 °/min

Orbital period

95.44 mins

BSTAR

0.0000017425

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Other satellites on launch #62 in the year 2022 (2022-06-17 UTC)

STARLINK-4201 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.
5 mins	2025-06-21 21:58:51.470Z	172.813° S	2025-06-21 22:01:51.470Z	118.875° SE	19.516°	2025-06-21 22:03:51.470Z	85.279° E
6 mins	2025-06-21 23:37:51.470Z	253.031° W	2025-06-21 23:40:51.470Z	346.604° N	37.644°	2025-06-21 23:43:51.470Z	39.961° NE
5 mins	2025-06-22 04:39:51.470Z	345.087° N	2025-06-22 04:41:51.470Z	29.601° NE	24.279°	2025-06-22 04:44:51.470Z	83.055° E
6 mins	2025-06-22 06:18:51.470Z	295.062° NW	2025-06-22 06:20:51.470Z	251.773° W	37.892°	2025-06-22 06:24:51.470Z	148.596° SSE

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