STARLINK-4455, 53500

Orbit data source: Space-Track

STARLINK-4455, 53500 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

53500, 2022-099AM

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 (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, 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-4455
1 53500U 22099AM  25346.87485421  .00000949  00000-0  69975-4 0  9996
2 53500  97.6013 105.7300 0001927  90.9037 269.2410 15.05649431182995

Epoch: 2025-12-12T20:59Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-12-12T20:59:47.403Z)

Latitude

-0.0001°

Longitude

68.97229°

Altitude

552.596 km

Speed

7.585 km/s

True Right ascension

07h 02m 55s

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

09:16:57

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

547.841 km

Perigee altitude

545.172 km

Semi-major axis

6,924.643 km

Eccentricity

0.00019

Inclination

97.6013°

RAAN

105.73°

Arg. of periapsis

90.9037°

True anomaly

269.21892°

Mean anomaly

269.241°

Eccentric anomaly

269.22996°

Mean motion

3.76658 °/min

Orbital period

95.58 mins

BSTAR

0.000069975

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

FALCON 9 DEB, 53512 (Decayed)

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STARLINK-4455 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.
4 mins	2025-12-13 19:54:55.780Z	58.188° ENE	2025-12-13 19:56:55.780Z	89.331° E	14.23°	2025-12-13 19:58:55.780Z	122.188° SE
5 mins	2025-12-13 21:29:55.780Z	341.398° N	2025-12-13 21:31:55.780Z	289.035° WNW	31.042°	2025-12-13 21:34:55.780Z	224.371° SW
6 mins	2025-12-14 08:12:55.780Z	172.742° S	2025-12-14 08:15:55.780Z	281.218° WNW	44.209°	2025-12-14 08:18:55.780Z	343.855° N

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STARLINK-4455, 53500

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: 2025-12-12T20:59:47.403Z)

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

STARLINK-4455 Visibility forecast

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