STARLINK-4393, 53470

Orbit data source: Space-Track

STARLINK-4393, 53470 is a payload satellite owned by SpaceX/Seattle (US) in SSO that was launched on Fri, 12 Aug 2022 UTC via an FALCON 9 launch vehicle from the Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR). 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

53470, 2022-099F

Orbit

SSO

Country

Related business

SpaceX (US)

Manufacturer

SpaceX/Seattle

Mission

Operational Commercial Communications

Bus & Motor

STARLINK, Unknown motor

Mass

300 kg wet, ~275 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2022-08-12 (3 years ago)

Launch vehicle

FALCON 9

Launch site

Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR)

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: 12 hours ago

TLE from 12 hours ago

0 STARLINK-4393
1 53470U 22099F   25346.87409976 -.00002390  00000-0 -18165-3 0  9991
2 53470  97.6014 105.2206 0003365  87.8309 272.3301 15.01245952182953

Epoch: 2025-12-12T20:58Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-12-12T20:58:42.219Z)

Latitude

0.00002°

Longitude

68.73522°

Altitude

566.018 km

Speed

7.578 km/s

True Right ascension

07h 00m 52s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow 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

07:31:21

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

562.387 km

Perigee altitude

557.718 km

Semi-major axis

6,938.189 km

Eccentricity

0.00034

Inclination

97.6014°

RAAN

105.2206°

Arg. of periapsis

87.8309°

True anomaly

272.29157°

Mean anomaly

272.3301°

Eccentric anomaly

272.31084°

Mean motion

3.75555 °/min

Orbital period

95.86 mins

BSTAR

-0.00018165

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Other satellites on launch #99 in the year 2022 (2022-08-12 UTC)

FALCON 9 DEB, 53511 (Decayed)

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STARLINK-4393 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	2025-12-13 19:57:37.143Z	53.897° ENE	2025-12-13 19:59:37.143Z	85.264° E	16.309°	2025-12-13 20:02:37.143Z	134.614° SE
6 mins	2025-12-13 21:32:37.143Z	343.387° N	2025-12-13 21:34:37.143Z	304.103° NW	27.678°	2025-12-13 21:38:37.143Z	224.936° SW
7 mins	2025-12-14 08:17:37.143Z	179.34° S	2025-12-14 08:20:37.143Z	237.382° WSW	41.22°	2025-12-14 08:24:37.143Z	340.635° N

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STARLINK-4393, 53470

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 12 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-12-12T20:58:42.219Z)

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Other satellites on launch #99 in the year 2022 (2022-08-12 UTC)

STARLINK-4393 Visibility forecast

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