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STARLINK-4461, 53503

Orbit data source: Space-Track

STARLINK-4461, 53503 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

53503, 2022-099AQ

Orbit

SSO

Country

US

Related business

Manufacturer

SpaceX/Seattle

Mission

Partially 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: 6 hours ago

TLE from 6 hours ago

0 STARLINK-4461
1 53503U 22099AQ  25293.58554871 -.00075610  00000-0 -43199-3 0  9992
2 53503  97.6527  60.8930 0001895  29.4308 330.7065 15.78966257175440

Epoch: 2025-10-20T14:03Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-10-20T14:03:11.408Z)

Latitude

0.00001°

Longitude

-179.19028°

Altitude

335.421 km

Speed

7.708 km/s

True Right ascension

04h 03m 34s

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

15:13:25

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

331.538 km

Perigee altitude

328.996 km

Semi-major axis

6,708.404 km

Eccentricity

0.00019

Inclination

97.6527°

RAAN

60.893°

Arg. of periapsis

29.4308°

True anomaly

330.69587°

Mean anomaly

330.7065°

Eccentric anomaly

330.70119°

Mean motion

3.95016 °/min

Orbital period

91.14 mins

BSTAR

-0.00043199

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

STARLINK-4437, 53506

STARLINK-4446, 53505

STARLINK-4448, 53504

STARLINK-4360, 53482

STARLINK-4447, 53472

STARLINK-4316, 53471

STARLINK-4393, 53470

STARLINK-4399, 53469

STARLINK-4400, 53468

STARLINK-4361, 53493

STARLINK-4435, 53502

STARLINK-4434, 53501

STARLINK-4455, 53500

STARLINK-4454, 53499

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Check out STARLINK-4461, 53503 on other resources

View STARLINK-4461, 53503 on NASA - NSSDCA Website

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View STARLINK-4461, 53503 on Keep Track

View STARLINK-4461, 53503 on Celestrak

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