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

Country

Related business

SpaceX (US)

Manufacturer

SpaceX/Seattle

Mission

Partially 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-4279
1 53018U 22076AJ  26171.41668980  .00592093  00000-0  85180-2 0  9995
2 53018  53.2177 330.2533 0001009  77.3421 231.6149 15.53450227  5901

Epoch: 2026-06-20T10:00Z

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

Latitude

-38.73525°

Longitude

-124.99685°

Altitude

419.738 km

Speed

7.659 km/s

True Right ascension

19h 34m 34s

True Declination

-38° 33' 33"

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

21:38:29

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

407.596 km

Perigee altitude

406.226 km

Semi-major axis

6,785.048 km

Eccentricity

0.0001

Inclination

53.2177°

RAAN

330.2533°

Arg. of periapsis

77.3421°

True anomaly

231.60584°

Mean anomaly

231.6149°

Eccentric anomaly

231.61037°

Mean motion

3.88341 °/min

Orbital period

92.7 mins

BSTAR

0.008518

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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-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.
4 mins	2026-06-22 13:21:27.354Z	267.174° W	2026-06-22 13:22:27.354Z	298.171° NW	32.344°	2026-06-22 13:25:27.354Z	34.855° NE
4 mins	2026-06-22 19:49:27.354Z	296.767° NW	2026-06-22 19:51:27.354Z	187.486° SSW	39.829°	2026-06-22 19:53:27.354Z	144.752° SSE

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STARLINK-4279, 53018

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

STARLINK-4279 Visibility forecast

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