STARLINK-4598, 53630

Orbit data source: Space-Track

STARLINK-4598, 53630 is a payload satellite owned by SpaceX/Seattle (US) in LEO that was launched on Sun, 28 Aug 2022 UTC via an FALCON 9 launch vehicle from the Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR). 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

53630, 2022-104AU

Orbit

LEO

Country

Related business

SpaceX (US)

Manufacturer

SpaceX/Seattle

Mission

Operational Commercial Communications

Bus & Motor

STARLINK, Unknown motor

Mass

300 kg wet, ~290 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2022-08-28 (4 years ago)

Launch vehicle

FALCON 9

Launch site

Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR)

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: 4 hours ago

TLE from 4 hours ago

0 STARLINK-4598
1 53630U 22104AU  26253.75002315  .00053548  00000-0  14270-2 0  9998
2 53630  53.1601 103.2253 0001353  92.7210 101.3317 15.37673059  5898

Epoch: 2026-09-10T18:00Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-09-10T18:00:02.000Z)

Latitude

-11.36239°

Longitude

32.04414°

Altitude

456.242 km

Speed

7.639 km/s

True Right ascension

19h 27m 20s

True Declination

-11° 17' 36"

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

14:29:45

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

454.174 km

Perigee altitude

452.325 km

Semi-major axis

6,831.387 km

Eccentricity

0.00014

Inclination

53.1601°

RAAN

103.2253°

Arg. of periapsis

92.721°

True anomaly

101.3469°

Mean anomaly

101.3317°

Eccentric anomaly

101.3393°

Mean motion

3.84397 °/min

Orbital period

93.65 mins

BSTAR

0.001427

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Other satellites on launch #104 in the year 2022 (2022-08-28 UTC)

STARLINK-4682, 53597 (Decayed)

STARLINK-4601, 53617 (Decayed)

STARLINK-4653, 53615 (Decayed)

FALCON 9 DEB, 53645 (Decayed)

STARLINK-4681, 53594 (Decayed)

FALCON 9 DEB, 53644 (Decayed)

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STARLINK-4598 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	2026-09-10 22:17:24.841Z	346.82° N	2026-09-10 22:19:24.841Z	26.785° NE	18.103°	2026-09-10 22:21:24.841Z	63.927° ENE
5 mins	2026-09-10 23:55:24.841Z	307.754° NW	2026-09-10 23:57:24.841Z	144.77° SSE	70.169°	2026-09-11 00:00:24.841Z	133.043° SE
5 mins	2026-09-11 16:45:24.841Z	229.559° WSW	2026-09-11 16:47:24.841Z	43.432° NE	82.991°	2026-09-11 16:50:24.841Z	49.736° ENE

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STARLINK-4598, 53630

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 4 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-09-10T18:00:02.000Z)

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Orbital elements

Other satellites on launch #104 in the year 2022 (2022-08-28 UTC)

STARLINK-4598 Visibility forecast

Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs

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