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 (4 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: 14 hours ago

TLE from 14 hours ago

0 STARLINK-4340
1 53494U 22099AF  26055.33901805  .00000111  00000-0  11869-4 0  9996
2 53494  97.6035 178.1037 0000558 100.1553 259.9736 15.05648326194046

Epoch: 2026-02-24T08:08Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-02-24T08:08:11.159Z)

Latitude

-0.0001°

Longitude

-98.16275°

Altitude

552.649 km

Speed

7.585 km/s

True Right ascension

11h 52m 24s

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

01:29:27

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

546.896 km

Perigee altitude

546.123 km

Semi-major axis

6,924.647 km

Eccentricity

0.00006

Inclination

97.6035°

RAAN

178.1037°

Arg. of periapsis

100.1553°

True anomaly

259.9673°

Mean anomaly

259.9736°

Eccentric anomaly

259.97045°

Mean motion

3.76658 °/min

Orbital period

95.58 mins

BSTAR

0.000011869

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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.
7 mins	2026-02-25 08:10:44.423Z	170.37° S	2026-02-25 08:14:44.423Z	322.321° NNW	43.081°	2026-02-25 08:17:44.423Z	345.214° N
6 mins	2026-02-25 21:23:44.423Z	349.036° N	2026-02-25 21:25:44.423Z	301.411° NW	34.061°	2026-02-25 21:29:44.423Z	215.007° SW

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STARLINK-4340, 53494

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 14 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-02-24T08:08:11.159Z)

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