STARLINK-4443, 53508

Orbit data source: Space-Track

STARLINK-4443, 53508 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

53508, 2022-099AV

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: 8 hours ago

TLE from 8 hours ago

0 STARLINK-4443
1 53508U 22099AV  26055.79314870 -.00000390  00000-0 -22826-4 0  9998
2 53508  97.6039 178.5288 0000523 133.6417 226.4854 15.05645737194111

Epoch: 2026-02-24T19:02Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-02-24T19:02:08.047Z)

Latitude

0.00004°

Longitude

98.32768°

Altitude

552.839 km

Speed

7.585 km/s

True Right ascension

11h 54m 06s

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

06:05:31

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

546.88 km

Perigee altitude

546.156 km

Semi-major axis

6,924.655 km

Eccentricity

0.00005

Inclination

97.6039°

RAAN

178.5288°

Arg. of periapsis

133.6417°

True anomaly

226.48105°

Mean anomaly

226.4854°

Eccentric anomaly

226.48323°

Mean motion

3.76657 °/min

Orbital period

95.58 mins

BSTAR

-0.000022826

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STARLINK-4443 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	2026-02-25 07:55:03.202Z	155.595° SSE	2026-02-25 07:59:03.202Z	35.684° NE	40.067°	2026-02-25 08:02:03.202Z	355.285° N
6 mins	2026-02-25 21:08:03.202Z	2.972° NNE	2026-02-25 21:10:03.202Z	315.822° NNW	42.544°	2026-02-25 21:14:03.202Z	201.273° SSW

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STARLINK-4443, 53508

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 8 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-02-24T19:02:08.047Z)

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

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