STARLINK-4421, 53488

Orbit data source: Space-Track

STARLINK-4421, 53488 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

53488, 2022-099Z

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 (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: 13 hours ago

TLE from 13 hours ago

0 STARLINK-4421
1 53488U 22099Z   26145.32640659 -.00000892  00000-0 -57752-4 0  9994
2 53488  97.4455 266.4387 0002484 107.1407 253.0092 15.05640970207588

Epoch: 2026-05-25T07:50Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-05-25T07:50:01.529Z)

Latitude

-0.00005°

Longitude

-93.98347°

Altitude

553.112 km

Speed

7.585 km/s

True Right ascension

17h 45m 45s

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

06:10:45

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

548.246 km

Perigee altitude

544.805 km

Semi-major axis

6,924.663 km

Eccentricity

0.00025

Inclination

97.4455°

RAAN

266.4387°

Arg. of periapsis

107.1407°

True anomaly

252.98198°

Mean anomaly

253.0092°

Eccentric anomaly

252.99559°

Mean motion

3.76656 °/min

Orbital period

95.58 mins

BSTAR

-0.000057752

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STARLINK-4421 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.
6 mins	2026-05-25 21:09:24.892Z	2.7° NNE	2026-05-25 21:12:24.892Z	297.471° NW	41.104°	2026-05-25 21:15:24.892Z	207.633° SW
5 mins	2026-05-26 07:54:24.892Z	146.922° SSE	2026-05-26 07:56:24.892Z	72.193° E	41.242°	2026-05-26 07:59:24.892Z	357.741° N

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STARLINK-4421, 53488

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 13 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-05-25T07:50:01.529Z)

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

STARLINK-4421 Visibility forecast

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