STARLINK-4546, 53422

Orbit data source: Space-Track

STARLINK-4546, 53422 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

53422, 2022-097AL

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

19 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 19 hours ago

0 STARLINK-4546
1 53422U 22097AL  25172.81206502  .00000377  00000-0  41733-4 0  9996
2 53422  53.2152 205.2420 0000751  83.4266 276.6812 15.08837130159264

Epoch: 2025-06-21T19:29Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-06-21T19:29:22.417Z)

Latitude

-0°

Longitude

2.65291°

Altitude

540.589 km

Speed

7.593 km/s

True Right ascension

13h 40m 58s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

49.73333°

Longitude

60.40674°

Altitude

545.019 km

Speed

7.596 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

15h 39m 12s

Apparent Declination

8° 05' 06"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

01:56:43

Azimuth

327.835° NNW

Elevation

-36.475°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

540.517 km

Perigee altitude

539.478 km

Semi-major axis

6,918.134 km

Eccentricity

0.00008

Inclination

53.2152°

RAAN

205.242°

Arg. of periapsis

83.4266°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

276.6812°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.7719 °/min

Orbital period

95.44 mins

BSTAR

0.000041733

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

STARLINK-4546 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	2025-06-23 03:26:01.867Z	167.927° S	2025-06-23 03:28:01.867Z	135.963° SSE	17.595°	2025-06-23 03:31:01.867Z	85.277° E
6 mins	2025-06-23 05:05:01.867Z	249.725° W	2025-06-23 05:07:01.867Z	293.224° NW	39.252°	2025-06-23 05:11:01.867Z	42.458° NE
4 mins	2025-06-23 06:46:01.867Z	317.206° NNW	2025-06-23 06:47:01.867Z	334.322° NNW	16.044°	2025-06-23 06:50:01.867Z	23.032° NE
5 mins	2025-06-23 10:07:01.867Z	349.286° N	2025-06-23 10:09:01.867Z	34.018° NE	22.776°	2025-06-23 10:12:01.867Z	82.288° E
6 mins	2025-06-23 11:46:01.867Z	297.526° NW	2025-06-23 11:48:01.867Z	246.455° WSW	40.833°	2025-06-23 11:52:01.867Z	144.05° SSE

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