STARLINK-4309, 53066

Orbit data source: Space-Track

STARLINK-4309, 53066 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

53066, 2022-077Z

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 (4 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: 2 days ago

TLE from 2 days ago

0 STARLINK-4309
1 53066U 22077Z   26171.46117475  .00007276  00000-0  50763-3 0  9996
2 53066  97.3356 350.3170 0001547 101.0071 259.1330 15.05658192216375

Epoch: 2026-06-20T11:04Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-20T11:04:05.498Z)

Latitude

-0.00008°

Longitude

-84.38137°

Altitude

552.761 km

Speed

7.585 km/s

True Right ascension

23h 21m 16s

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

22:00:32

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

547.539 km

Perigee altitude

545.397 km

Semi-major axis

6,924.605 km

Eccentricity

0.00015

Inclination

97.3356°

RAAN

350.317°

Arg. of periapsis

101.0071°

True anomaly

259.11559°

Mean anomaly

259.133°

Eccentric anomaly

259.1243°

Mean motion

3.76661 °/min

Orbital period

95.58 mins

BSTAR

0.00050763

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STARLINK-4309 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 11:04:26.393Z	106.693° ESE	2026-06-22 11:06:26.393Z	71.096° E	18.359°	2026-06-22 11:08:26.393Z	33.691° NE
5 mins	2026-06-22 12:39:26.393Z	222.938° SW	2026-06-22 12:41:26.393Z	273.281° WNW	25.365°	2026-06-22 12:44:26.393Z	324.137° NNW
5 mins	2026-06-23 00:16:26.393Z	53.539° ENE	2026-06-23 00:18:26.393Z	111.366° ESE	28.286°	2026-06-23 00:21:26.393Z	161.978° S

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STARLINK-4309, 53066

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: 2026-06-20T11:04:05.498Z)

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Orbital elements

Other satellites on launch #77 in the year 2022 (2022-07-11 UTC)

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