STARLINK-4387, 53490

Orbit data source: Space-Track

STARLINK-4387, 53490 is a payload satellite 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

53490, 2022-099AB

Orbit

SSO

Last TLE update

7 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)

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TLE from 7 hours ago

0 STARLINK-4387
1 53490U 22099AB  25151.81986428  .00000306  00000-0  28449-4 0  9993
2 53490  97.6554 273.6805 0001762  98.1267 262.0157 15.01261113153686

Epoch: 2025-05-31T19:40Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-05-31T19:40:36.273Z)

Latitude

-0.00006°

Longitude

88.9746°

Altitude

566.234 km

Speed

7.578 km/s

True Right ascension

18h 14m 43s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-58.11495°

Longitude

-103.12826°

Altitude

586.475 km

Speed

7.565 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

02h 44m 12s

Apparent Declination

-54° 36' 51"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

12:47:05

Azimuth

223.237° SW

Elevation

-65.58°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

561.231 km

Perigee altitude

558.786 km

Semi-major axis

6,938.145 km

Eccentricity

0.00018

Inclination

97.6554°

RAAN

273.6805°

Arg. of periapsis

98.1267°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

262.0157°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.75559 °/min

Orbital period

95.86 mins

BSTAR

0.000028449

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STARLINK-4387 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	2025-06-01 07:02:07.547Z	99.576° ESE	2025-06-01 07:04:07.547Z	68.486° E	14.621°	2025-06-01 07:06:07.547Z	36.117° NE
5 mins	2025-06-01 08:37:07.547Z	209.242° SW	2025-06-01 08:39:07.547Z	270.773° WNW	32.496°	2025-06-01 08:42:07.547Z	329.015° NNW
5 mins	2025-06-01 20:16:07.547Z	57.974° ENE	2025-06-01 20:18:07.547Z	102.586° ESE	22.904°	2025-06-01 20:21:07.547Z	152° SSE
4 mins	2025-06-01 21:51:07.547Z	324.149° NNW	2025-06-01 21:53:07.547Z	281.584° WNW	20.891°	2025-06-01 21:55:07.547Z	246.383° WSW

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