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

Last TLE update

13 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 13 hours ago

0 STARLINK-4453
1 53497U 22099AJ  25196.59520164  .00000065  00000-0  96648-5 0  9994
2 53497  97.6553 317.8077 0002620  77.0407 283.1110 15.01259842160418

Epoch: 2025-07-15T14:17Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-15T14:17:05.421Z)

Latitude

-0.00001°

Longitude

169.84765°

Altitude

565.656 km

Speed

7.579 km/s

True Right ascension

21h 11m 13s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-51.5202°

Longitude

-179.95443°

Altitude

584.145 km

Speed

7.566 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

00h 52m 07s

Apparent Declination

-54° 03' 48"

Sunlit

Object is in full shadow

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

15:27:23

Azimuth

131.684° SE

Elevation

-60.49°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

561.83 km

Perigee altitude

558.194 km

Semi-major axis

6,938.149 km

Eccentricity

0.00026

Inclination

97.6553°

RAAN

317.8077°

Arg. of periapsis

77.0407°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

283.111°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.75559 °/min

Orbital period

95.86 mins

BSTAR

0.0000096648

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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.
7 mins	2025-07-16 08:00:02.995Z	159.65° S	2025-07-16 08:04:02.995Z	30.84° NE	42.506°	2025-07-16 08:07:02.995Z	352.756° N
6 mins	2025-07-16 21:15:02.995Z	359.272° N	2025-07-16 21:18:02.995Z	259.893° W	39.539°	2025-07-16 21:21:02.995Z	208.028° SW

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