STARLINK-4260, 52986

Orbit data source: Space-Track

STARLINK-4260, 52986 is a payload satellite owned by SpaceX/Seattle (US) in LEO that was launched on Thu, 07 Jul 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

52986, 2022-076A

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)

2022-07-07 (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-4260
1 52986U 22076A   25159.47756293 -.00000674  00000-0 -24287-4 0  9998
2 52986  53.2175 245.1071 0001316  90.5153 269.5990 15.08834480161446

Epoch: 2025-06-08T11:27Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-06-08T11:27:41.437Z)

Latitude

-0°

Longitude

176.08188°

Altitude

540.664 km

Speed

7.593 km/s

True Right ascension

16h 20m 25s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

53.25606°

Longitude

-95.06045°

Altitude

545.432 km

Speed

7.596 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

20h 45m 09s

Apparent Declination

9° 45' 06"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

07:28:55

Azimuth

336.139° NNW

Elevation

-37.285°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

540.916 km

Perigee altitude

539.095 km

Semi-major axis

6,918.142 km

Eccentricity

0.00013

Inclination

53.2175°

RAAN

245.1071°

Arg. of periapsis

90.5153°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

269.599°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.77189 °/min

Orbital period

95.44 mins

BSTAR

-0.000024287

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Other satellites on launch #76 in the year 2022 (2022-07-07 UTC)

STARLINK-4203, 53021 (Decayed)

STARLINK-4216, 53022

STARLINK-4284, 53023

STARLINK-4260 Visibility forecast

Observer location: undefined°, undefined°

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	2025-06-10 08:10:25.966Z	235.338° WSW	2025-06-10 08:12:25.966Z	260.109° W	43.216°	2025-06-10 08:16:25.966Z	47.667° ENE
4 mins	2025-06-10 09:51:25.966Z	315.084° NNW	2025-06-10 09:52:25.966Z	334.197° NNW	18.3°	2025-06-10 09:55:25.966Z	24.505° NE
4 mins	2025-06-10 13:12:25.966Z	352.439° N	2025-06-10 13:14:25.966Z	33.224° NE	19.465°	2025-06-10 13:16:25.966Z	66.644° ENE
6 mins	2025-06-10 14:51:25.966Z	308.559° NW	2025-06-10 14:53:25.966Z	293.805° NW	44.221°	2025-06-10 14:57:25.966Z	132.956° SE

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