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STARLINK-4302, 53481

Orbit data source: Space-Track

STARLINK-4302, 53481 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

53481, 2022-099S

Orbit

SSO

Country

US

Related business

Manufacturer

SpaceX/Seattle

Mission

Partially operational Commercial Communications

Bus & Motor

STARLINK, Unknown motor

Mass

300 kg wet, ~275 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2022-08-12 (4 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: 2 days ago

TLE from 2 days ago

0 STARLINK-4302
1 53481U 22099S   26171.41668980  .00230643  00000-0  28520-2 0  9999
2 53481  97.6049 294.8148 0001112  62.6424 292.8410 15.59333900  5855

Epoch: 2026-06-20T10:00Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-20T10:00:01.998Z)

Latitude

-4.64272°

Longitude

-123.20737°

Altitude

393.149 km

Speed

7.674 km/s

True Right ascension

19h 41m 43s

True Declination

-4° 36' 49"

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

21:54:56

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

387.258 km

Perigee altitude

385.754 km

Semi-major axis

6,764.643 km

Eccentricity

0.00011

Inclination

97.6049°

RAAN

294.8148°

Arg. of periapsis

62.6424°

True anomaly

292.82926°

Mean anomaly

292.841°

Eccentric anomaly

292.83513°

Mean motion

3.901 °/min

Orbital period

92.28 mins

BSTAR

0.002852

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

STARLINK-4461, 53503 (Decayed)

STARLINK-4394, 53467

STARLINK-4361, 53493 (Decayed)

STARLINK-4402, 53509

STARLINK-4441, 53510 (Decayed)

STARLINK-4433, 53478

STARLINK-4431, 53486

STARLINK-4387, 53490

STARLINK-4446, 53505

STARLINK-4437, 53506

FALCON 9 DEB, 53514 (Decayed)

STARLINK-4444, 53507 (Decayed)

STARLINK-4455, 53500

STARLINK-4421, 53488

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STARLINK-4302 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	2026-06-22 21:04:51.869Z	16.399° NNE	2026-06-22 21:06:51.869Z	37.026° NE	40.694°	2026-06-22 21:09:51.869Z	187.77° SSW

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Check out STARLINK-4302, 53481 on other resources

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