STARLINK-4256, 52994

Orbit data source: Space-Track

STARLINK-4256, 52994 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

52994, 2022-076J

Orbit

LEO

Country

Related business

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 (4 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, 10.1 m

Radar Cross Section

13.562 m², Large (>1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 2 days ago

TLE from 2 days ago

0 STARLINK-4256
1 52994U 22076J   26171.41668980  .00080779  00000-0  41907-2 0  9999
2 52994  53.1594 352.7470 0001413 145.2601 144.5962 15.15447251  5678

Epoch: 2026-06-20T10:00Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-20T10:00:01.998Z)

Latitude

-48.99775°

Longitude

-124.88125°

Altitude

537.273 km

Speed

7.593 km/s

True Right ascension

19h 35m 02s

True Declination

-48° 49' 19"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

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Latitude

Unknown

Longitude

Unknown

Altitude

Unknown

Speed

Unknown

Apparent Right ascension

Unknown

Apparent Declination

Unknown

Sunlit

N/A

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Local Sidereal Time

21:52:27

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

520.851 km

Perigee altitude

518.901 km

Semi-major axis

6,898.013 km

Eccentricity

0.00014

Inclination

53.1594°

RAAN

352.747°

Arg. of periapsis

145.2601°

True anomaly

144.60558°

Mean anomaly

144.5962°

Eccentric anomaly

144.60089°

Mean motion

3.78841 °/min

Orbital period

95.03 mins

BSTAR

0.0041907

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

FALCON 9 DEB, 53042 (Decayed)

FALCON 9 DEB, 53041 (Decayed)

FALCON 9 DEB, 53040 (Decayed)

STARLINK-4301, 52997 (Decayed)

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STARLINK-4256 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.
4 mins	2026-06-22 13:06:23.222Z	166.251° S	2026-06-22 13:08:23.222Z	132.084° SE	17.545°	2026-06-22 13:10:23.222Z	94.975° ESE
6 mins	2026-06-22 14:44:23.222Z	248.317° W	2026-06-22 14:47:23.222Z	341.312° N	39.538°	2026-06-22 14:50:23.222Z	41.155° NE
4 mins	2026-06-22 19:45:23.222Z	351.014° N	2026-06-22 19:47:23.222Z	36.955° NE	21.927°	2026-06-22 19:49:23.222Z	73.554° E
6 mins	2026-06-22 21:23:23.222Z	299.984° NW	2026-06-22 21:26:23.222Z	196.799° SSW	40.455°	2026-06-22 21:29:23.222Z	144.752° SSE

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STARLINK-4256, 52994

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 2 days ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-20T10:00:01.998Z)

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Orbital elements

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

STARLINK-4256 Visibility forecast

Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs

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