STARLINK-4331, 53046

Orbit data source: Space-Track

STARLINK-4331, 53046 is a payload satellite owned by SpaceX/Seattle (US) in SSO that was launched on Mon, 11 Jul 2022 UTC via an FALCON 9 launch vehicle from the Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR). 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

53046, 2022-077D

Orbit

SSO

Country

Related business

SpaceX (US)

Manufacturer

SpaceX/Seattle

Mission

Operational Commercial Communications

Bus & Motor

STARLINK, Unknown motor

Mass

297 kg wet, ~275 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2022-07-11 (3 years ago)

Launch vehicle

FALCON 9

Launch site

Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR)

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: 20 hours ago

TLE from 20 hours ago

0 STARLINK-4331
1 53046U 22077D   25349.22166811 -.00000463  00000-0 -27895-4 0  9996
2 53046  97.6030 168.0516 0001830  85.7469 274.3967 15.05646050188280

Epoch: 2025-12-15T05:19Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-12-15T05:19:12.124Z)

Latitude

-0.00003°

Longitude

4.12775°

Altitude

552.491 km

Speed

7.586 km/s

True Right ascension

11h 12m 12s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight 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

00:19:44

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

547.784 km

Perigee altitude

545.25 km

Semi-major axis

6,924.654 km

Eccentricity

0.00018

Inclination

97.603°

RAAN

168.0516°

Arg. of periapsis

85.7469°

True anomaly

274.37579°

Mean anomaly

274.3967°

Eccentric anomaly

274.38625°

Mean motion

3.76657 °/min

Orbital period

95.58 mins

BSTAR

-0.000027895

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STARLINK-4331 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	2025-12-16 11:45:22.148Z	144.149° SSE	2025-12-16 11:48:22.148Z	79.33° E	35.938°	2025-12-16 11:51:22.148Z	4.599° NNE
6 mins	2025-12-17 00:57:22.148Z	13.595° NNE	2025-12-17 01:00:22.148Z	167.033° S	44.677°	2025-12-17 01:03:22.148Z	191.603° SSW

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STARLINK-4331, 53046

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 20 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-12-15T05:19:12.124Z)

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