STARLINK-4287, 53020

Orbit data source: Space-Track

STARLINK-4287, 53020 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

53020, 2022-076AL

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

16 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 16 hours ago

0 STARLINK-4287
1 53020U 22076AL  25211.71982785 -.00000348  00000-0 -37680-5 0  9991
2 53020  53.2191   0.5842 0001210  88.0718 272.0413 15.08836474169470

Epoch: 2025-07-30T17:16Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-30T17:16:33.126Z)

Latitude

0.00001°

Longitude

152.85117°

Altitude

540.622 km

Speed

7.593 km/s

True Right ascension

00h 02m 20s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

53.24162°

Longitude

-114.66273°

Altitude

545.494 km

Speed

7.596 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

08h 56m 26s

Apparent Declination

11° 24' 22"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

23:11:41

Azimuth

38.971° NE

Elevation

-29.854°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

540.836 km

Perigee altitude

539.162 km

Semi-major axis

6,918.136 km

Eccentricity

0.00012

Inclination

53.2191°

RAAN

0.5842°

Arg. of periapsis

88.0718°

True anomaly

272.02744°

Mean anomaly

272.0413°

Eccentric anomaly

272.03437°

Mean motion

3.77189 °/min

Orbital period

95.44 mins

BSTAR

-0.000003768

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STARLINK-4287 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.
7 mins	2025-07-31 12:31:06.293Z	221.83° SW	2025-07-31 12:35:06.293Z	101.302° ESE	43.301°	2025-07-31 12:38:06.293Z	54.213° ENE
4 mins	2025-07-31 14:13:06.293Z	305.542° NW	2025-07-31 14:14:06.293Z	325.92° NNW	20.904°	2025-07-31 14:17:06.293Z	22.626° NE
4 mins	2025-07-31 17:34:06.293Z	349.013° N	2025-07-31 17:36:06.293Z	25.368° NE	17.179°	2025-07-31 17:38:06.293Z	57.934° ENE
6 mins	2025-07-31 19:13:06.293Z	317.844° NNW	2025-07-31 19:16:06.293Z	77.332° E	41.842°	2025-07-31 19:19:06.293Z	120.933° SE

Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs

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