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 spacecraft

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

Unknown shape, 10.1 m

Radar Cross Section

Large (>1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 14 hours ago

TLE from 14 hours ago

0 STARLINK-4461
1 53503U 22099AQ  25347.00781498  .00006495  00000-0  37530-4 0  9992
2 53503  97.6432 120.0742 0004415 286.6736  73.4045 15.79053643183870

Epoch: 2025-12-13T00:11Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-12-13T00:11:15.214Z)

Latitude

-0.00005°

Longitude

35.31955°

Altitude

335.438 km

Speed

7.708 km/s

True Right ascension

08h 00m 17s

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

13:10:25

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

332.981 km

Perigee altitude

327.057 km

Semi-major axis

6,708.156 km

Eccentricity

0.00044

Inclination

97.6432°

RAAN

120.0742°

Arg. of periapsis

286.6736°

True anomaly

73.45299°

Mean anomaly

73.4045°

Eccentric anomaly

73.42875°

Mean motion

3.95038 °/min

Orbital period

91.13 mins

BSTAR

0.00003753

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

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STARLINK-4442, 53480

STARLINK-4455, 53500

STARLINK-4446, 53505

STARLINK-4437, 53506

STARLINK-4302, 53481

STARLINK-4431, 53486

STARLINK-4392, 53489

STARLINK-4426, 53484

STARLINK-4435, 53502

STARLINK-4340, 53494

STARLINK-4465, 53496

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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.
5 mins	2025-12-13 22:01:45.272Z	7.501° NNE	2025-12-13 22:03:45.272Z	342.558° N	40.051°	2025-12-13 22:06:45.272Z	199.002° SSW

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