STARLINK-4434, 53501

Orbit data source: Space-Track

STARLINK-4434, 53501 is a payload satellite 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

53501, 2022-099AN

Orbit

SSO

Last TLE update

5 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 5 hours ago

0 STARLINK-4434
1 53501U 22099AN  25151.93071080  .00000479  00000-0  41905-4 0  9991
2 53501  97.6545 273.7921 0002082  92.3514 267.7949 15.01256625153713

Epoch: 2025-05-31T22:20Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-05-31T22:20:13.413Z)

Latitude

0.00004°

Longitude

49.07218°

Altitude

566.134 km

Speed

7.578 km/s

True Right ascension

18h 15m 10s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

42.8034°

Longitude

42.16636°

Altitude

568.431 km

Speed

7.582 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

21h 16m 39s

Apparent Declination

6° 04' 03"

Sunlit

Object is in partial shadow

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

12:58:38

Azimuth

61.633° ENE

Elevation

-21.358°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

561.466 km

Perigee altitude

558.577 km

Semi-major axis

6,938.159 km

Eccentricity

0.00021

Inclination

97.6545°

RAAN

273.7921°

Arg. of periapsis

92.3514°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

267.7949°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.75558 °/min

Orbital period

95.86 mins

BSTAR

0.000041905

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STARLINK-4434 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	2025-06-01 08:03:38.526Z	162.209° S	2025-06-01 08:06:38.526Z	123.485° SE	44.063°	2025-06-01 08:10:38.526Z	350.344° N
7 mins	2025-06-01 21:17:38.526Z	359.981° N	2025-06-01 21:20:38.526Z	301.553° NW	38.234°	2025-06-01 21:24:38.526Z	209.523° SW

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