STARLINK-4498, 53434

Orbit data source: Space-Track

STARLINK-4498, 53434 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

53434, 2022-097AY

Orbit

LEO

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)

2022-08-10 (4 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, 10.1 m

Radar Cross Section

13.562 m², Large (>1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 20 hours ago

TLE from 20 hours ago

0 STARLINK-4498
1 53434U 22097AY  26144.16668980  .00642989  00000-0  41962-2 0  9992
2 53434  53.2174 108.0394 0000912 118.7965 205.6911 15.73465580  5909

Epoch: 2026-05-24T04:00Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-05-24T04:00:01.998Z)

Latitude

-27.93557°

Longitude

143.04135°

Altitude

357.918 km

Speed

7.694 km/s

True Right ascension

05h 39m 17s

True Declination

-27° 47' 06"

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

08:49:39

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

349.866 km

Perigee altitude

348.639 km

Semi-major axis

6,727.39 km

Eccentricity

0.00009

Inclination

53.2174°

RAAN

108.0394°

Arg. of periapsis

118.7965°

True anomaly

205.68657°

Mean anomaly

205.6911°

Eccentric anomaly

205.68883°

Mean motion

3.93345 °/min

Orbital period

91.52 mins

BSTAR

0.0041962

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STARLINK-4498 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.
4 mins	2026-05-25 00:08:49.079Z	219.625° SW	2026-05-25 00:10:49.079Z	151.562° SSE	42.981°	2026-05-25 00:12:49.079Z	56.803° ENE
4 mins	2026-05-25 06:32:49.079Z	336.189° NNW	2026-05-25 06:34:49.079Z	63.664° ENE	30.143°	2026-05-25 06:36:49.079Z	105.787° ESE

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STARLINK-4498, 53434

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 20 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-05-24T04:00:01.998Z)

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

STARLINK-4498 Visibility forecast

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