STARLINK-4522, 53388

Orbit data source: Space-Track

STARLINK-4522, 53388 is a payload satellite owned by SpaceX/Seattle (US) in LEO that was launched on Wed, 10 Aug 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

53388, 2022-097A

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

13 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)

2022-08-10 (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, 8.86 m

Radar Cross Section

13.562 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 13 hours ago

0 STARLINK-4522
1 53388U 22097A   25173.13498486 -.00000094  00000-0  12194-4 0  9993
2 53388  53.2159 213.7973 0000930  79.5544 280.5553 15.08835652158681

Epoch: 2025-06-22T03:14Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-06-22T03:14:22.691Z)

Latitude

-0.00004°

Longitude

-105.36124°

Altitude

540.536 km

Speed

7.593 km/s

True Right ascension

14h 15m 11s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-26.32095°

Longitude

-129.29509°

Altitude

547.779 km

Speed

7.588 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

13h 37m 52s

Apparent Declination

-33° 46' 32"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

02:52:26

Azimuth

73.45° E

Elevation

-73.905°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

540.645 km

Perigee altitude

539.358 km

Semi-major axis

6,918.139 km

Eccentricity

0.00009

Inclination

53.2159°

RAAN

213.7973°

Arg. of periapsis

79.5544°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

280.5553°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.77189 °/min

Orbital period

95.44 mins

BSTAR

0.000012194

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Other satellites on launch #97 in the year 2022 (2022-08-10 UTC)

STARLINK-4522 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	2025-06-23 04:49:36.077Z	208.549° SW	2025-06-23 04:53:36.077Z	127.192° SE	36.473°	2025-06-23 04:56:36.077Z	63.53° ENE
5 mins	2025-06-23 06:30:36.077Z	281.94° WNW	2025-06-23 06:32:36.077Z	322.19° NNW	25.461°	2025-06-23 06:35:36.077Z	25.458° NE
6 mins	2025-06-23 11:31:36.077Z	326.389° NNW	2025-06-23 11:34:36.077Z	52.683° ENE	35.744°	2025-06-23 11:37:36.077Z	107.344° ESE
5 mins	2025-06-23 13:11:36.077Z	267.4° W	2025-06-23 13:13:36.077Z	225.184° WSW	21.835°	2025-06-23 13:16:36.077Z	177.114° S

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