STARLINK-4456, 53673

Orbit data source: Space-Track

STARLINK-4456, 53673 is a payload satellite owned by SpaceX/Seattle (US) in SSO that was launched on Wed, 31 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

53673, 2022-105AB

Orbit

SSO

Last TLE update

18 hours ago

Origin

SpaceX (US)

Manufacturer

SpaceX/Seattle

Mission

Operational Commercial Communications

Bus & Motor

STARLINK, Unknown motor

Mass

300 kg wet, ~290 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2022-08-31 (3 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, 4.4 m

Radar Cross Section

13.562 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 18 hours ago

0 STARLINK-4456
1 53673U 22105AB  25198.61785475  .00001669  00000-0  13448-3 0  9997
2 53673  97.6584  79.7975 0002848  50.1826 309.9649 15.01272541157969

Epoch: 2025-07-17T14:49Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-17T14:49:42.65Z)

Latitude

0.00003°

Longitude

-78.3113°

Altitude

564.759 km

Speed

7.58 km/s

True Right ascension

05h 19m 11s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

12.32531°

Longitude

104.11655°

Altitude

566.243 km

Speed

7.578 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

14h 37m 21s

Apparent Declination

-21° 27' 43"

Sunlit

Object is in full shadow

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

21:55:21

Azimuth

264.706° W

Elevation

-28.232°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

561.949 km

Perigee altitude

557.997 km

Semi-major axis

6,938.11 km

Eccentricity

0.00028

Inclination

97.6584°

RAAN

79.7975°

Arg. of periapsis

50.1826°

True anomaly

309.93988°

Mean anomaly

309.9649°

Eccentric anomaly

309.95239°

Mean motion

3.75562 °/min

Orbital period

95.86 mins

BSTAR

0.00013448

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STARLINK-4456 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	2025-07-18 16:33:05.343Z	194.605° SSW	2025-07-18 16:36:05.343Z	272.193° WNW	34.254°	2025-07-18 16:39:05.343Z	330.949° NNW
4 mins	2025-07-19 04:13:05.343Z	59.865° ENE	2025-07-19 04:15:05.343Z	102.486° ESE	21.442°	2025-07-19 04:17:05.343Z	139.489° SSE
4 mins	2025-07-19 05:48:05.343Z	325.301° NNW	2025-07-19 05:50:05.343Z	280.6° WNW	22.261°	2025-07-19 05:52:05.343Z	244.216° WSW

Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs

Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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