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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 (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: 13 hours ago

TLE from 13 hours ago

0 STARLINK-4461
1 53503U 22099AQ  26055.39218772 -.00000102  00000-0  26891-6 0  9991
2 53503  97.6360 201.2712 0000676   8.5842 351.5436 15.79061121195454

Epoch: 2026-02-24T09:24Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-02-24T09:24:45.019Z)

Latitude

0.00003°

Longitude

-94.18876°

Altitude

335.814 km

Speed

7.707 km/s

True Right ascension

13h 25m 05s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

Unknown

Longitude

Unknown

Altitude

Unknown

Speed

Unknown

Apparent Right ascension

Unknown

Apparent Declination

Unknown

Sunlit

N/A

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

01:24:51

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

330.451 km

Perigee altitude

329.544 km

Semi-major axis

6,708.134 km

Eccentricity

0.00007

Inclination

97.636°

RAAN

201.2712°

Arg. of periapsis

8.5842°

True anomaly

351.54246°

Mean anomaly

351.5436°

Eccentric anomaly

351.54303°

Mean motion

3.9504 °/min

Orbital period

91.13 mins

BSTAR

2.6891e-7

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

STARLINK-4415, 53465

STARLINK-4389, 53475

STARLINK-4445, 53474

STARLINK-4360, 53482

STARLINK-4453, 53497

STARLINK-4454, 53499

STARLINK-4446, 53505

STARLINK-4437, 53506

STARLINK-4387, 53490

STARLINK-4302, 53481

STARLINK-4431, 53486

STARLINK-4435, 53502

STARLINK-4426, 53484

STARLINK-4392, 53489

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STARLINK-4461 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	2026-02-24 22:08:09.529Z	35.807° NE	2026-02-24 22:10:09.529Z	88.375° E	26.483°	2026-02-24 22:12:09.529Z	156.55° SSE

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Check out STARLINK-4461, 53503 on other resources

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View STARLINK-4461, 53503 on Celestrak

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