STARLINK-4387, 53490

Orbit data source: Space-Track

STARLINK-4387, 53490 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.

Loading next visibility...

Iframe embed code

<iframe src="https://www.satcat.com/sats-embedded/53490?theme=dark&initialShowStats=false" width="600" height="400" frameborder="0" title="Kayhan Space Satcat Satellite Viewer"></iframe>

Iframe URL

https://www.satcat.com/sats-embedded/53490?theme=dark&initialShowStats=false

Optional Secondary NORAD IDs

Max 10 NORAD IDs; Separated by commas

Initial load time (optional)

ISO8601 Format

TLE date request (optional)

ISO8601 Format

Identifier

53490, 2022-099AB

Orbit

SSO

Last TLE update

15 hours ago

Origin

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, 8.86 m

Radar Cross Section

13.562 m², Large (>1 m²)

Expand to show TLE details & history

TLE from 15 hours ago

0 STARLINK-4387
1 53490U 22099AB  25196.87687509  .00001007  00000-0  82985-4 0  9990
2 53490  97.6552 318.0910 0002550  86.2348 273.9168 15.01256040160447

Epoch: 2025-07-15T21:02Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-15T21:02:42.007Z)

Latitude

-0.00002°

Longitude

68.45088°

Altitude

565.959 km

Speed

7.578 km/s

True Right ascension

21h 12m 21s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

23.79654°

Longitude

65.66701°

Altitude

565.141 km

Speed

7.581 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

17h 41m 45s

Apparent Declination

-15° 15' 11"

Sunlit

Object is in full shadow

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

00:10:39

Azimuth

262.623° W

Elevation

-15.181°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

561.793 km

Perigee altitude

558.254 km

Semi-major axis

6,938.161 km

Eccentricity

0.00026

Inclination

97.6552°

RAAN

318.091°

Arg. of periapsis

86.2348°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

273.9168°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.75558 °/min

Orbital period

95.86 mins

BSTAR

0.000082985

Loading maneuver chart data...

Loading SW <> Apogee altitude chart data...

Loading historical data...

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

STARLINK-4387 Visibility forecast

Observer location: undefined°, undefined°

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	2025-07-16 20:01:52.879Z	57.117° ENE	2025-07-16 20:03:52.879Z	90.677° ESE	16.878°	2025-07-16 20:05:52.879Z	126.009° SE
5 mins	2025-07-16 21:36:52.879Z	339.481° N	2025-07-16 21:38:52.879Z	294.88° NW	27.838°	2025-07-16 21:41:52.879Z	231.229° WSW
5 mins	2025-07-17 08:22:52.879Z	188.209° SSW	2025-07-17 08:24:52.879Z	263.677° W	41.049°	2025-07-17 08:27:52.879Z	337.381° NNW

Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs

Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
TCA is derived from TLE conjunctions

Click to sort rows by RSO header in ascending order	Click to sort rows by Country header in ascending order	Click to sort rows by Type header in ascending order	Click to sort rows by Inclination Δ header in ascending order	Click to sort rows by RAAN Δ header in ascending order	Click to sort rows by Coplanar Angle header in ascending order	Click to sort rows by SMA Δ header in ascending order	Click to sort rows by Orbital period header in ascending order	Click to sort rows by <5km Md TCA header in ascending order

Authenticating...

Click to sort rows by Secondary header in ascending order	Click to sort rows by Secondary name header in ascending order	Click to sort rows by Country header in ascending order	Click to sort rows by Owner header in ascending order	Click to sort rows by Obj. Type header in ascending order	Click to sort rows by Miss dist. header in ascending order	Click to sort rows by Rel. speed header in ascending order	Click to sort rows by Apr. angle header in ascending order	Click to sort rows by TCA header in ascending order

Check out STARLINK-4387, 53490 on other resources

View STARLINK-4387, 53490 on NASA - NSSDCA Website

View STARLINK-4387, 53490 on Heavens-Above

View STARLINK-4387, 53490 on Keep Track

View STARLINK-4387, 53490 on Celestrak

View STARLINK-4387, 53490 on Gunter's Space Page

Satcat and Kayhan Space are not affiliated with NASA, Celestrak, Heavens-Above, Keep Track, or Gunter's Space Page.