STARLINK-4271, 53012

Orbit data source: Space-Track

STARLINK-4271, 53012 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

53012, 2022-076AC

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-4271
1 53012U 22076AC  25159.61372942 -.00000194  00000-0  59235-5 0  9998
2 53012  53.2162 244.4955 0001058  96.1707 263.9405 15.08842798161479

Epoch: 2025-06-08T14:43Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-06-08T14:43:46.221Z)

Latitude

-0.0001°

Longitude

126.31607°

Altitude

540.71 km

Speed

7.593 km/s

True Right ascension

16h 17m 58s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-39.88655°

Longitude

81.69382°

Altitude

553.52 km

Speed

7.584 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

17h 21m 47s

Apparent Declination

-63° 43' 59"

Sunlit

Object is in full shadow

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

10:06:44

Azimuth

144.91° SSE

Elevation

-43.202°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

540.712 km

Perigee altitude

539.248 km

Semi-major axis

6,918.117 km

Eccentricity

0.00011

Inclination

53.2162°

RAAN

244.4955°

Arg. of periapsis

96.1707°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

263.9405°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.77191 °/min

Orbital period

95.44 mins

BSTAR

0.0000059235

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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-4271 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	2025-06-10 08:15:49.477Z	240.002° WSW	2025-06-10 08:18:49.477Z	12.296° NNE	41.59°	2025-06-10 08:21:49.477Z	45.607° ENE
4 mins	2025-06-10 09:56:49.477Z	314.013° NW	2025-06-10 09:57:49.477Z	332.03° NNW	17.375°	2025-06-10 10:00:49.477Z	22.696° NE
4 mins	2025-06-10 13:17:49.477Z	349.664° N	2025-06-10 13:19:49.477Z	31.02° NE	20.652°	2025-06-10 13:21:49.477Z	66.93° ENE
6 mins	2025-06-10 14:56:49.477Z	305.104° NW	2025-06-10 14:58:49.477Z	276.724° WNW	42.977°	2025-06-10 15:02:49.477Z	136.828° SSE

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