STARLINK-4437, 53506

Orbit data source: Space-Track

STARLINK-4437, 53506 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

53506, 2022-099AT

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 (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: 9 hours ago

TLE from 9 hours ago

0 STARLINK-4437
1 53506U 22099AT  26055.62145530  .00000496  00000-0  38561-4 0  9991
2 53506  97.6022 178.2972 0000264 151.5286 208.5955 15.05652814194086

Epoch: 2026-02-24T14:54Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-02-24T14:54:53.737Z)

Latitude

-0.00007°

Longitude

160.07495°

Altitude

552.728 km

Speed

7.585 km/s

True Right ascension

11h 53m 11s

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

03:04:20

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

546.679 km

Perigee altitude

546.313 km

Semi-major axis

6,924.633 km

Eccentricity

0.00003

Inclination

97.6022°

RAAN

178.2972°

Arg. of periapsis

151.5286°

True anomaly

208.59405°

Mean anomaly

208.5955°

Eccentric anomaly

208.59478°

Mean motion

3.76659 °/min

Orbital period

95.58 mins

BSTAR

0.000038561

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

FALCON 9 DEB, 53514 (Decayed)

STARLINK-4401, 53483 (Decayed)

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STARLINK-4437 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.
6 mins	2026-02-25 08:35:21.987Z	198.812° SSW	2026-02-25 08:38:21.987Z	275.513° WNW	31.705°	2026-02-25 08:41:21.987Z	329.784° NNW
4 mins	2026-02-25 20:13:21.987Z	60.797° ENE	2026-02-25 20:15:21.987Z	105.508° ESE	21.612°	2026-02-25 20:17:21.987Z	142.076° SSE
4 mins	2026-02-25 21:48:21.987Z	317.749° NNW	2026-02-25 21:49:21.987Z	295.662° NW	21.437°	2026-02-25 21:52:21.987Z	240.746° WSW

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STARLINK-4437, 53506

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 9 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-02-24T14:54:53.737Z)

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

STARLINK-4437 Visibility forecast

Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs

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