STARLINK-4499, 53402
Orbit data source: Space-Track
STARLINK-4499, 53402 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
Orbit
Country
USRelated business
Manufacturer
SpaceX/Seattle
Mission
Operational spacecraft
Bus & Motor
STARLINK, Unknown motor
Mass
297 kg wet, ~275 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Unknown shape, 10.1 m
Radar Cross Section
Large (>1 m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 18 hours ago
TLE from 18 hours ago
0 STARLINK-4499
1 53402U 22097Q 26092.11353461 .00001657 00000-0 12216-3 0 9991
2 53402 53.2190 18.9681 0001346 87.3153 272.7993 15.08840833202058Epoch: 2026-04-02T02:43Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-04-02T02:43:29.390Z)
Latitude
-0.00003°
Longitude
147.62894°
Altitude
540.593 km
Speed
7.593 km/s
True Right ascension
01h 15m 52s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
02:40:19
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
540.917 km
Perigee altitude
539.054 km
Semi-major axis
6,918.123 km
Eccentricity
0.00013
Inclination
53.219°
RAAN
18.9681°
Arg. of periapsis
87.3153°
True anomaly
272.78389°
Mean anomaly
272.7993°
Eccentric anomaly
272.7916°
Mean motion
3.77191 °/min
Orbital period
95.44 mins
BSTAR
0.00012216
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Other satellites on launch #97 in the year 2022 (2022-08-10 UTC)
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You can import UDL-sourced sensor .json files into the Sandbox to generate a visibility chart that accounts for multi-vendor sensor geometry.STARLINK-4499 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. |
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| 7 mins | 2026-04-02 21:58:56.277Z | 236.29° WSW | 2026-04-02 22:02:56.277Z | 2.1° NNE | 42.892° | 2026-04-02 22:05:56.277Z | 45.584° ENE |
| 4 mins | 2026-04-02 23:40:56.277Z | 311.11° NW | 2026-04-02 23:42:56.277Z | 348.423° N | 17.514° | 2026-04-02 23:44:56.277Z | 20.749° NNE |
| 5 mins | 2026-04-03 03:01:56.277Z | 347.152° N | 2026-04-03 03:03:56.277Z | 27.106° NE | 20.595° | 2026-04-03 03:06:56.277Z | 75.588° E |
| 6 mins | 2026-04-03 04:40:56.277Z | 306.111° NW | 2026-04-03 04:43:56.277Z | 160.587° S | 42.778° | 2026-04-03 04:46:56.277Z | 136.3° SSE |
Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs
Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
TCA is derived from TLE conjunctions
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