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

16 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)

2022-07-07 (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, 4.4 m

Radar Cross Section

13.562 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 16 hours ago

0 STARLINK-4260
1 52986U 22076A   25211.74098898 -.00000240  00000-0  30186-5 0  9991
2 52986  53.2187  10.4872 0001158  88.8429 271.2696 15.08833459169335

Epoch: 2025-07-30T17:47Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-30T17:47:01.447Z)

Latitude

-0.00003°

Longitude

155.11528°

Altitude

540.643 km

Speed

7.593 km/s

True Right ascension

00h 41m 56s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-35.59087°

Longitude

120.03129°

Altitude

551.721 km

Speed

7.585 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

19h 09m 17s

Apparent Declination

-81° 15' 20"

Sunlit

Object is in full shadow

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

23:05:09

Azimuth

189.154° SSW

Elevation

-35.036°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

540.809 km

Perigee altitude

539.207 km

Semi-major axis

6,918.145 km

Eccentricity

0.00012

Inclination

53.2187°

RAAN

10.4872°

Arg. of periapsis

88.8429°

True anomaly

271.25633°

Mean anomaly

271.2696°

Eccentric anomaly

271.26297°

Mean motion

3.77189 °/min

Orbital period

95.44 mins

BSTAR

0.0000030186

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STARLINK-4260 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	2025-07-31 13:01:35.269Z	214.484° SW	2025-07-31 13:04:35.269Z	165.755° S	40.054°	2025-07-31 13:08:35.269Z	57.118° ENE
5 mins	2025-07-31 14:42:35.269Z	292.516° NW	2025-07-31 14:44:35.269Z	334.59° NNW	23.135°	2025-07-31 14:47:35.269Z	27.953° NE
6 mins	2025-07-31 19:43:35.269Z	324.942° NNW	2025-07-31 19:45:35.269Z	19.869° NNE	39.897°	2025-07-31 19:49:35.269Z	115.961° SE
4 mins	2025-07-31 21:23:35.269Z	256.123° W	2025-07-31 21:24:35.269Z	237.223° WSW	18.01°	2025-07-31 21:27:35.269Z	187.932° SSW

Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs

Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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