STARLINK-4346, 53073

Orbit data source: Space-Track

STARLINK-4346, 53073 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

53073, 2022-077AG

Orbit

SSO

Country

Related business

SpaceX (US)

Manufacturer

SpaceX/Seattle

Mission

Partially 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: 18 hours ago

TLE from 18 hours ago

0 STARLINK-4346
1 53073U 22077AG  25348.95061114  .00026763  00000-0  13468-2 0  9993
2 53073  97.6359 171.1201 0006134 189.9055 170.2058 15.17173121188439

Epoch: 2025-12-14T22:48Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-12-14T22:48:52.802Z)

Latitude

-0.00003°

Longitude

105.04392°

Altitude

521.636 km

Speed

7.6 km/s

True Right ascension

11h 24m 28s

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

15:08:56

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

515.595 km

Perigee altitude

507.143 km

Semi-major axis

6,889.506 km

Eccentricity

0.00061

Inclination

97.6359°

RAAN

171.1201°

Arg. of periapsis

189.9055°

True anomaly

170.21775°

Mean anomaly

170.2058°

Eccentric anomaly

170.21177°

Mean motion

3.79543 °/min

Orbital period

94.85 mins

BSTAR

0.0013468

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STARLINK-4346 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.
5 mins	2025-12-16 00:43:04.823Z	38.683° NE	2025-12-16 00:45:04.823Z	81.218° E	29.084°	2025-12-16 00:48:04.823Z	158.582° S
4 mins	2025-12-16 12:57:04.823Z	222.859° SW	2025-12-16 12:58:04.823Z	248.909° W	26.626°	2025-12-16 13:01:04.823Z	319.596° NNW

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STARLINK-4346, 53073

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 18 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-12-14T22:48:52.802Z)

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

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