STARLINK-4454, 53499

Orbit data source: Space-Track

STARLINK-4454, 53499 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

53499, 2022-099AL

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: 5 hours ago

TLE from 5 hours ago

0 STARLINK-4454
1 53499U 22099AL  26145.66668981 -.00637296  00000-0 -21884-1 0  9999
2 53499  97.6015 268.3327 0001205  79.5754 315.7380 15.32414750  5785

Epoch: 2026-05-25T16:00Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-05-25T16:00:01.999Z)

Latitude

35.02174°

Longitude

139.7367°

Altitude

472.802 km

Speed

7.633 km/s

True Right ascension

17h 31m 59s

True Declination

34° 51' 13"

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

06:09:54

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

466.393 km

Perigee altitude

464.743 km

Semi-major axis

6,843.705 km

Eccentricity

0.00012

Inclination

97.6015°

RAAN

268.3327°

Arg. of periapsis

79.5754°

True anomaly

315.72836°

Mean anomaly

315.738°

Eccentric anomaly

315.73318°

Mean motion

3.8336 °/min

Orbital period

93.91 mins

BSTAR

-0.021884

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STARLINK-4454 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	2026-05-25 21:06:33.397Z	9.806° NNE	2026-05-25 21:09:33.397Z	230.969° WSW	44.246°	2026-05-25 21:12:33.397Z	196.218° SSW
4 mins	2026-05-26 07:40:33.397Z	120.415° SE	2026-05-26 07:42:33.397Z	64.817° ENE	26.675°	2026-05-26 07:44:33.397Z	17.949° NNE
4 mins	2026-05-26 20:39:33.397Z	50.309° ENE	2026-05-26 20:40:33.397Z	80.787° E	30.562°	2026-05-26 20:43:33.397Z	163.349° S

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STARLINK-4454, 53499

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 5 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-05-25T16:00:01.999Z)

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Orbital elements

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

STARLINK-4454 Visibility forecast

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