STARLINK-4279, 53018

Orbit data source: Space-Track

STARLINK-4279, 53018 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

53018, 2022-076AJ

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

17 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 17 hours ago

0 STARLINK-4279
1 53018U 22076AJ  25211.68305484  .00000935  00000-0  76818-4 0  9994
2 53018  53.2185   1.0061 0001249  88.3952 271.7183 15.08841791169461

Epoch: 2025-07-30T16:23Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-30T16:23:35.938Z)

Latitude

-0.00003°

Longitude

166.54757°

Altitude

540.61 km

Speed

7.593 km/s

True Right ascension

00h 04m 01s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-43.89777°

Longitude

29.05394°

Altitude

555.263 km

Speed

7.583 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

12h 57m 07s

Apparent Declination

-45° 47' 55"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

22:57:27

Azimuth

245.006° WSW

Elevation

-67.44°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

540.847 km

Perigee altitude

539.119 km

Semi-major axis

6,918.12 km

Eccentricity

0.00012

Inclination

53.2185°

RAAN

1.0061°

Arg. of periapsis

88.3952°

True anomaly

271.70399°

Mean anomaly

271.7183°

Eccentric anomaly

271.71115°

Mean motion

3.77191 °/min

Orbital period

95.44 mins

BSTAR

0.000076818

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STARLINK-4279 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	2025-07-31 11:36:54.560Z	179.756° S	2025-07-31 11:39:54.560Z	128.984° SE	21.29°	2025-07-31 11:42:54.560Z	78.095° E
6 mins	2025-07-31 13:16:54.560Z	260.943° W	2025-07-31 13:18:54.560Z	319.328° NNW	36.981°	2025-07-31 13:22:54.560Z	41.125° NE
5 mins	2025-07-31 18:17:54.560Z	337.775° N	2025-07-31 18:19:54.560Z	16.766° NNE	24.907°	2025-07-31 18:22:54.560Z	80.172° E
6 mins	2025-07-31 19:56:54.560Z	295.884° NW	2025-07-31 19:59:54.560Z	219.313° SW	37.297°	2025-07-31 20:02:54.560Z	153.603° SSE

Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs

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