STARLINK-4361, 53493

Orbit data source: Space-Track

STARLINK-4361, 53493 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

53493, 2022-099AE

Orbit

SSO

Last TLE update

17 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 17 hours ago

0 STARLINK-4361
1 53493U 22099AE  25196.81182449 -.00000346  00000-0 -22350-4 0  9997
2 53493  97.6557 318.0111 0002313  87.3844 272.7645 15.01266357160447

Epoch: 2025-07-15T19:29Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-15T19:29:01.635Z)

Latitude

-0.00005°

Longitude

91.85332°

Altitude

565.971 km

Speed

7.578 km/s

True Right ascension

21h 12m 02s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

45.0809°

Longitude

-79.76089°

Altitude

568.826 km

Speed

7.582 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

11h 13m 54s

Apparent Declination

5° 11' 24"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

00:42:29

Azimuth

29.585° NE

Elevation

-40.5°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

561.597 km

Perigee altitude

558.387 km

Semi-major axis

6,938.129 km

Eccentricity

0.00023

Inclination

97.6557°

RAAN

318.0111°

Arg. of periapsis

87.3844°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

272.7645°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.7556 °/min

Orbital period

95.86 mins

BSTAR

-0.00002235

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

STARLINK-4361 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	2025-07-16 20:03:37.843Z	49.825° ENE	2025-07-16 20:06:37.843Z	100.208° ESE	17.729°	2025-07-16 20:08:37.843Z	133.624° SE
5 mins	2025-07-16 21:39:37.843Z	330.961° NNW	2025-07-16 21:41:37.843Z	280.246° WNW	26.454°	2025-07-16 21:44:37.843Z	229.051° WSW
6 mins	2025-07-17 08:24:37.843Z	187.083° SSW	2025-07-17 08:26:37.843Z	229.081° WSW	38.341°	2025-07-17 08:30:37.843Z	337.721° N

Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs

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

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