STARLINK-4196, 52859

Orbit data source: Space-Track

STARLINK-4196, 52859 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

52859, 2022-062AF

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-4196
1 52859U 22062AF  25171.16803044 -.00000410  00000-0 -76846-5 0  9996
2 52859  53.2179 122.6244 0001619  94.2133 265.9045 15.08832105166296

Epoch: 2025-06-20T04:01Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-06-20T04:01:57.83Z)

Latitude

0.00007°

Longitude

153.50825°

Altitude

540.745 km

Speed

7.593 km/s

True Right ascension

08h 10m 29s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-15.13122°

Longitude

-21.30369°

Altitude

544.041 km

Speed

7.59 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

17h 42m 36s

Apparent Declination

-40° 16' 54"

Sunlit

Object is in full shadow

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

01:17:22

Azimuth

246.814° WSW

Elevation

-40.537°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

541.132 km

Perigee altitude

538.892 km

Semi-major axis

6,918.149 km

Eccentricity

0.00016

Inclination

53.2179°

RAAN

122.6244°

Arg. of periapsis

94.2133°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

265.9045°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.77188 °/min

Orbital period

95.44 mins

BSTAR

-0.0000076846

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

STARLINK-4196 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	2025-06-21 23:08:42.743Z	228.863° WSW	2025-06-21 23:11:42.743Z	49.776° ENE	44.339°	2025-06-21 23:14:42.743Z	49.926° ENE
4 mins	2025-06-22 00:49:42.743Z	307.953° NW	2025-06-22 00:51:42.743Z	348.008° N	19.089°	2025-06-22 00:53:42.743Z	21.281° NNE
4 mins	2025-06-22 04:10:42.743Z	347.877° N	2025-06-22 04:12:42.743Z	25.634° NE	18.686°	2025-06-22 04:14:42.743Z	60.445° ENE
6 mins	2025-06-22 05:49:42.743Z	312.505° NW	2025-06-22 05:52:42.743Z	109.734° ESE	43.542°	2025-06-22 05:55:42.743Z	128.16° SE

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