STARLINK-4453, 53497

Orbit data source: Space-Track

STARLINK-4453, 53497 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

53497, 2022-099AJ

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-4453
1 53497U 22099AJ  26145.30564786 -.00002169  00000-0 -14629-3 0  9992
2 53497  97.4474 265.1986 0001454 169.0237 191.1022 15.05654418207503

Epoch: 2026-05-25T07:20Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-05-25T07:20:07.975Z)

Latitude

-0.00002°

Longitude

-87.72997°

Altitude

553.556 km

Speed

7.584 km/s

True Right ascension

17h 40m 47s

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

06:09:31

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

547.491 km

Perigee altitude

545.478 km

Semi-major axis

6,924.621 km

Eccentricity

0.00015

Inclination

97.4474°

RAAN

265.1986°

Arg. of periapsis

169.0237°

True anomaly

191.09899°

Mean anomaly

191.1022°

Eccentric anomaly

191.1006°

Mean motion

3.7666 °/min

Orbital period

95.58 mins

BSTAR

-0.00014629

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STARLINK-4453 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	2026-05-26 07:24:11.106Z	126.411° SE	2026-05-26 07:27:11.106Z	60.749° ENE	26.456°	2026-05-26 07:30:11.106Z	10.374° NNE
4 mins	2026-05-26 09:00:11.106Z	239.745° WSW	2026-05-26 09:01:11.106Z	257.93° W	16.94°	2026-05-26 09:04:11.106Z	308.946° NW
6 mins	2026-05-26 20:36:11.106Z	28.779° NE	2026-05-26 20:38:11.106Z	79.092° E	38.854°	2026-05-26 20:42:11.106Z	178.474° S

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STARLINK-4453, 53497

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: 2026-05-25T07:20:07.975Z)

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