STARLINK-4402, 53509
Orbit data source: Space-Track
STARLINK-4402, 53509 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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Edit Public Description
Identifier
Orbit
Country
USRelated business
Manufacturer
SpaceX/Seattle
Mission
Operational Commercial Communications
Bus & Motor
STARLINK, Unknown motor
Mass
300 kg wet, ~275 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Box + 1 Pan, 10.1 m
Radar Cross Section
13.562 m², Large (>1 m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 16 hours ago
TLE from 16 hours ago
0 STARLINK-4402
1 53509U 22099AW 25346.88145307 .00005309 00000-0 41728-3 0 9992
2 53509 97.6032 105.2304 0001528 90.0296 270.1103 15.01284655182965Epoch: 2025-12-12T21:09Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-12-12T21:09:17.545Z)
Latitude
-0.00006°
Longitude
66.09059°
Altitude
565.991 km
Speed
7.578 km/s
True Right ascension
07h 00m 55s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
11:20:36
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
560.993 km
Perigee altitude
558.873 km
Semi-major axis
6,938.07 km
Eccentricity
0.00015
Inclination
97.6032°
RAAN
105.2304°
Arg. of periapsis
90.0296°
True anomaly
270.09279°
Mean anomaly
270.1103°
Eccentric anomaly
270.10155°
Mean motion
3.75565 °/min
Orbital period
95.86 mins
BSTAR
0.00041728
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Other satellites on launch #99 in the year 2022 (2022-08-12 UTC)
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You can import UDL-sourced sensor .json files into the Sandbox to generate a visibility chart that accounts for multi-vendor sensor geometry.STARLINK-4402 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. |
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| 5 mins | 2025-12-13 20:08:14.291Z | 51.314° ENE | 2025-12-13 20:10:14.291Z | 87.563° E | 20.833° | 2025-12-13 20:13:14.291Z | 142.965° SSE |
| 5 mins | 2025-12-13 21:43:14.291Z | 335.241° NNW | 2025-12-13 21:45:14.291Z | 296.458° NW | 22.983° | 2025-12-13 21:48:14.291Z | 239.336° WSW |
| 5 mins | 2025-12-14 08:29:14.291Z | 199.474° SSW | 2025-12-14 08:31:14.291Z | 258.049° W | 35.723° | 2025-12-14 08:34:14.291Z | 330.293° NNW |
Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs
Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
TCA is derived from TLE conjunctions
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