STARLINK-4217, 52999

Orbit data source: Space-Track

STARLINK-4217, 52999 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

52999, 2022-076P

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-4217
1 52999U 22076P   26171.41668980  .00083211  00000-0  41603-2 0  9991
2 52999  53.1608 352.6990 0001555  57.5967  37.1365 15.16732037  5823

Epoch: 2026-06-20T10:00Z

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

Latitude

53.05088°

Longitude

31.94824°

Altitude

521.393 km

Speed

7.609 km/s

True Right ascension

06h 02m 21s

True Declination

52° 52' 47"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight 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

21:41:12

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

517.052 km

Perigee altitude

514.908 km

Semi-major axis

6,894.117 km

Eccentricity

0.00016

Inclination

53.1608°

RAAN

352.699°

Arg. of periapsis

57.5967°

True anomaly

37.14726°

Mean anomaly

37.1365°

Eccentric anomaly

37.14188°

Mean motion

3.79162 °/min

Orbital period

94.95 mins

BSTAR

0.0041603

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

FALCON 9 DEB, 53042 (Decayed)

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STARLINK-4217 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.
6 mins	2026-06-22 13:56:09.428Z	209.598° SW	2026-06-22 13:59:09.428Z	134.148° SE	38.943°	2026-06-22 14:02:09.428Z	61.218° ENE
5 mins	2026-06-22 15:36:09.428Z	290.09° WNW	2026-06-22 15:38:09.428Z	334.161° NNW	23.481°	2026-06-22 15:41:09.428Z	28.882° NE
6 mins	2026-06-22 20:35:09.428Z	325.213° NNW	2026-06-22 20:38:09.428Z	62.724° ENE	36.248°	2026-06-22 20:41:09.428Z	111.109° ESE

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STARLINK-4217, 52999

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-4217 Visibility forecast

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