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

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 (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, 10.1 m

Radar Cross Section

13.562 m², Large (>1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 8 hours ago

TLE from 8 hours ago

0 STARLINK-4340
1 53494U 22099AF  25360.59295850 -.00001122  00000-0 -73578-4 0  9998
2 53494  97.6031 119.2110 0001336  93.5744 266.5636 15.05654737185059

Epoch: 2025-12-26T14:13Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-12-26T14:13:51.614Z)

Latitude

0.00002°

Longitude

170.41452°

Altitude

552.617 km

Speed

7.585 km/s

True Right ascension

07h 56m 50s

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

21:14:33

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

547.415 km

Perigee altitude

545.565 km

Semi-major axis

6,924.627 km

Eccentricity

0.00013

Inclination

97.6031°

RAAN

119.211°

Arg. of periapsis

93.5744°

True anomaly

266.54832°

Mean anomaly

266.5636°

Eccentric anomaly

266.55596°

Mean motion

3.76659 °/min

Orbital period

95.58 mins

BSTAR

-0.000073578

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

STARLINK-4441, 53510 (Decayed)

STARLINK-4444, 53507 (Decayed)

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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.
6 mins	2025-12-27 07:54:26.851Z	152.589° SSE	2025-12-27 07:57:26.851Z	71.339° E	41.272°	2025-12-27 08:00:26.851Z	357.461° N
6 mins	2025-12-27 21:06:26.851Z	5.683° NNE	2025-12-27 21:09:26.851Z	245.607° WSW	42.84°	2025-12-27 21:12:26.851Z	200.862° SSW

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STARLINK-4340, 53494

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 8 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-12-26T14:13:51.614Z)

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STARLINK-4340 Visibility forecast

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