STARLINK-4272, 52866

Orbit data source: Space-Track

STARLINK-4272, 52866 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

52866, 2022-062AN

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

22 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 22 hours ago

0 STARLINK-4272
1 52866U 22062AN  25171.55074133 -.00000164  00000-0  77867-5 0  9995
2 52866  53.2174 120.9069 0001386  89.1947 270.9204 15.08837521166843

Epoch: 2025-06-20T13:13Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-06-20T13:13:04.05Z)

Latitude

-0.00004°

Longitude

13.63754°

Altitude

540.633 km

Speed

7.593 km/s

True Right ascension

08h 03m 37s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-30.89539°

Longitude

-16.91136°

Altitude

549.882 km

Speed

7.586 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

07h 55m 26s

Apparent Declination

-39° 31' 47"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

22:17:06

Azimuth

100.748° ESE

Elevation

-62.935°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

540.955 km

Perigee altitude

539.037 km

Semi-major axis

6,918.133 km

Eccentricity

0.00014

Inclination

53.2174°

RAAN

120.9069°

Arg. of periapsis

89.1947°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

270.9204°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.7719 °/min

Orbital period

95.44 mins

BSTAR

0.0000077867

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

STARLINK-4272 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 22:45:56.991Z	212.743° SW	2025-06-21 22:48:56.991Z	165.207° S	38.838°	2025-06-21 22:52:56.991Z	58.265° ENE
5 mins	2025-06-22 00:26:56.991Z	290.882° WNW	2025-06-22 00:28:56.991Z	333.471° NNW	23.72°	2025-06-22 00:31:56.991Z	27.947° NE
6 mins	2025-06-22 05:27:56.991Z	325.972° NNW	2025-06-22 05:29:56.991Z	18.604° NNE	38.909°	2025-06-22 05:33:56.991Z	114.22° SE
4 mins	2025-06-22 07:07:56.991Z	257.649° W	2025-06-22 07:08:56.991Z	238.343° WSW	18.824°	2025-06-22 07:11:56.991Z	187.133° SSW

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