STARLINK-4439, 53498

Orbit data source: Space-Track

STARLINK-4439, 53498 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

53498, 2022-099AK

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: 15 hours ago

TLE from 15 hours ago

0 STARLINK-4439
1 53498U 22099AK  26055.30855105 -.00000073  00000-0 -82410-6 0  9999
2 53498  97.6026 177.9781 0000726  94.3059 265.8251 15.05646661194032

Epoch: 2026-02-24T07:24Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-02-24T07:24:18.810Z)

Latitude

-0.00001°

Longitude

-87.29021°

Altitude

552.623 km

Speed

7.585 km/s

True Right ascension

11h 51m 54s

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

01:25:58

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

547.018 km

Perigee altitude

546.012 km

Semi-major axis

6,924.652 km

Eccentricity

0.00007

Inclination

97.6026°

RAAN

177.9781°

Arg. of periapsis

94.3059°

True anomaly

265.8168°

Mean anomaly

265.8251°

Eccentric anomaly

265.82095°

Mean motion

3.76657 °/min

Orbital period

95.58 mins

BSTAR

-8.241e-7

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STARLINK-4439 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.
5 mins	2026-02-25 07:29:15.761Z	113.994° SE	2026-02-25 07:31:15.761Z	64.583° ENE	25.987°	2026-02-25 07:34:15.761Z	11.733° NNE
4 mins	2026-02-25 09:04:15.761Z	237.135° WSW	2026-02-25 09:06:15.761Z	275.668° WNW	17.385°	2026-02-25 09:08:15.761Z	308.046° NW
6 mins	2026-02-25 20:40:15.761Z	30.193° NE	2026-02-25 20:42:15.761Z	75.05° E	36.962°	2026-02-25 20:46:15.761Z	176.09° S

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STARLINK-4439, 53498

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 15 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-02-24T07:24:18.810Z)

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Orbital elements

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

STARLINK-4439 Visibility forecast

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