STARLINK-4520, 53400

Orbit data source: Space-Track

STARLINK-4520, 53400 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

53400, 2022-097N

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

6 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 6 hours ago

0 STARLINK-4520
1 53400U 22097N   25173.07978671  .00000500  00000-0  49518-4 0  9991
2 53400  53.2158 214.0460 0001245  87.5571 272.5564 15.08834723158680

Epoch: 2025-06-22T01:54Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-06-22T01:54:53.571Z)

Latitude

-0.00001°

Longitude

-85.18678°

Altitude

540.619 km

Speed

7.593 km/s

True Right ascension

14h 16m 11s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

20.89464°

Longitude

-69.90757°

Altitude

539.9 km

Speed

7.596 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

12h 13m 10s

Apparent Declination

-15° 02' 31"

Sunlit

Object is in full shadow

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

19:26:01

Azimuth

269.664° W

Elevation

-23.455°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

540.866 km

Perigee altitude

539.143 km

Semi-major axis

6,918.142 km

Eccentricity

0.00012

Inclination

53.2158°

RAAN

214.046°

Arg. of periapsis

87.5571°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

272.5564°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.77189 °/min

Orbital period

95.44 mins

BSTAR

0.000049518

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

STARLINK-4520 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	2025-06-22 11:57:23.979Z	329.695° NNW	2025-06-22 11:59:23.979Z	28.528° NE	37.65°	2025-06-22 12:03:23.979Z	111.937° ESE
4 mins	2025-06-22 13:37:23.979Z	256.756° W	2025-06-22 13:38:23.979Z	235.859° WSW	20.531°	2025-06-22 13:41:23.979Z	183.36° SSW
6 mins	2025-06-23 05:07:23.979Z	216.129° SW	2025-06-23 05:10:23.979Z	95.666° ESE	41.487°	2025-06-23 05:13:23.979Z	55.459° ENE
5 mins	2025-06-23 06:47:23.979Z	291.658° WNW	2025-06-23 06:49:23.979Z	329.71° NNW	21.882°	2025-06-23 06:52:23.979Z	25.106° NE

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