STARLINK-4270, 52863

Orbit data source: Space-Track

STARLINK-4270, 52863 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

52863, 2022-062AK

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

11 hours 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 11 hours ago

0 STARLINK-4270
1 52863U 22062AK  25172.15058928 -.00000593  00000-0 -19174-4 0  9996
2 52863  53.2171 118.2146 0001362  87.7969 272.3179 15.08831843166933

Epoch: 2025-06-21T03:36Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-06-21T03:36:50.913Z)

Latitude

-0.00004°

Longitude

154.40873°

Altitude

540.628 km

Speed

7.593 km/s

True Right ascension

07h 52m 51s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-47.88162°

Longitude

97.06067°

Altitude

557.051 km

Speed

7.582 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

09h 00m 58s

Apparent Declination

-70° 41' 28"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

01:26:19

Azimuth

154.63° SSE

Elevation

-45.019°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

540.956 km

Perigee altitude

539.071 km

Semi-major axis

6,918.15 km

Eccentricity

0.00014

Inclination

53.2171°

RAAN

118.2146°

Arg. of periapsis

87.7969°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

272.3179°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.77188 °/min

Orbital period

95.44 mins

BSTAR

-0.000019174

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

STARLINK-4270 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	2025-06-21 22:51:39.068Z	216.243° SW	2025-06-21 22:54:39.068Z	160.575° S	41.617°	2025-06-21 22:58:39.068Z	55.753° ENE
5 mins	2025-06-22 00:32:39.068Z	295.371° NW	2025-06-22 00:34:39.068Z	337.602° N	22.485°	2025-06-22 00:37:39.068Z	28.694° NE
6 mins	2025-06-22 05:33:39.068Z	324.27° NNW	2025-06-22 05:35:39.068Z	27.726° NE	41.11°	2025-06-22 05:39:39.068Z	118.094° SE

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