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

10 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, 8.86 m

Radar Cross Section

13.562 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 10 hours ago

0 STARLINK-4279
1 53018U 22076AJ  25160.47948327 -.00000628  00000-0 -21361-4 0  9997
2 53018  53.2163 230.8679 0001115  91.7131 268.3988 15.08838517161732

Epoch: 2025-06-09T11:30Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-06-09T11:30:27.354Z)

Latitude

-0.00009°

Longitude

160.16375°

Altitude

540.667 km

Speed

7.593 km/s

True Right ascension

15h 23m 28s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

29.40258°

Longitude

-176.87957°

Altitude

540.917 km

Speed

7.596 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

18h 02m 38s

Apparent Declination

-3° 49' 38"

Sunlit

Object is in full shadow

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

07:26:12

Azimuth

33.048° NE

Elevation

-49.269°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

540.764 km

Perigee altitude

539.222 km

Semi-major axis

6,918.13 km

Eccentricity

0.00011

Inclination

53.2163°

RAAN

230.8679°

Arg. of periapsis

91.7131°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

268.3988°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.7719 °/min

Orbital period

95.44 mins

BSTAR

-0.000021361

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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-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	2025-06-10 06:44:43.622Z	196.594° SSW	2025-06-10 06:47:43.622Z	129.995° SE	32.148°	2025-06-10 06:50:43.622Z	68.037° E
5 mins	2025-06-10 08:24:43.622Z	276.931° WNW	2025-06-10 08:26:43.622Z	320.227° NNW	28.111°	2025-06-10 08:29:43.622Z	27.455° NE
6 mins	2025-06-10 13:25:43.622Z	329.659° NNW	2025-06-10 13:28:43.622Z	47.962° ENE	32.453°	2025-06-10 13:31:43.622Z	101.52° ESE
5 mins	2025-06-10 15:05:43.622Z	272.16° WNW	2025-06-10 15:07:43.622Z	225.113° WSW	25.677°	2025-06-10 15:10:43.622Z	171.819° S

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