STARLINK-4340, 53494

Orbit data source: Space-Track

STARLINK-4340, 53494 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

53494, 2022-099AF

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)

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TLE from 15 hours ago

0 STARLINK-4340
1 53494U 22099AF  25196.87501509  .00000356  00000-0  32340-4 0  9995
2 53494  97.6551 318.0817 0002220  84.1760 275.9717 15.01260471160451

Epoch: 2025-07-15T21:00Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-15T21:00:01.303Z)

Latitude

-0.00007°

Longitude

69.11302°

Altitude

565.906 km

Speed

7.578 km/s

True Right ascension

21h 12m 19s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

5.68651°

Longitude

-109.5014°

Altitude

565.562 km

Speed

7.579 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

10h 43m 45s

Apparent Declination

-17° 40' 50"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

00:48:05

Azimuth

59.426° ENE

Elevation

-55.155°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

561.55 km

Perigee altitude

558.47 km

Semi-major axis

6,938.147 km

Eccentricity

0.00022

Inclination

97.6551°

RAAN

318.0817°

Arg. of periapsis

84.176°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

275.9717°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.75559 °/min

Orbital period

95.86 mins

BSTAR

0.00003234

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

STARLINK-4340 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	2025-07-16 19:59:13.597Z	58.116° ENE	2025-07-16 20:01:13.597Z	90.706° ESE	15.865°	2025-07-16 20:03:13.597Z	124.706° SE
5 mins	2025-07-16 21:34:13.597Z	341.282° N	2025-07-16 21:36:13.597Z	295.483° NW	29.262°	2025-07-16 21:39:13.597Z	229.101° WSW
6 mins	2025-07-17 08:19:13.597Z	178.903° S	2025-07-17 08:22:13.597Z	264.607° W	42.317°	2025-07-17 08:25:13.597Z	339.332° N

Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs

Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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