STARLINK-4344, 53072

Orbit data source: Space-Track

STARLINK-4344, 53072 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

53072, 2022-077AF

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-4344
1 53072U 22077AF  26171.45697720  .00000361  00000-0  28954-4 0  9994
2 53072  97.3379 351.3816 0002027 121.6923 238.4502 15.05658731216441

Epoch: 2026-06-20T10:58Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-20T10:58:02.830Z)

Latitude

-0.00003°

Longitude

-81.80152°

Altitude

553.292 km

Speed

7.585 km/s

True Right ascension

23h 25m 31s

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

23:21:02

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

547.87 km

Perigee altitude

545.063 km

Semi-major axis

6,924.603 km

Eccentricity

0.0002

Inclination

97.3379°

RAAN

351.3816°

Arg. of periapsis

121.6923°

True anomaly

238.43041°

Mean anomaly

238.4502°

Eccentric anomaly

238.4403°

Mean motion

3.76661 °/min

Orbital period

95.58 mins

BSTAR

0.000028954

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STARLINK-4344 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	2026-06-22 12:31:43.350Z	194.077° SSW	2026-06-22 12:34:43.350Z	245.215° WSW	30.864°	2026-06-22 12:38:43.350Z	330.971° NNW
4 mins	2026-06-23 00:10:43.350Z	63.643° ENE	2026-06-23 00:11:43.350Z	86.405° E	22.972°	2026-06-23 00:14:43.350Z	146.648° SSE
4 mins	2026-06-23 01:44:43.350Z	328.968° NNW	2026-06-23 01:46:43.350Z	289.836° WNW	20.237°	2026-06-23 01:48:43.350Z	251.397° W

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STARLINK-4344, 53072

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: 2026-06-20T10:58:02.830Z)

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

STARLINK-4344 Visibility forecast

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