STARLINK-4579, 53677

Orbit data source: Space-Track

STARLINK-4579, 53677 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

53677, 2022-105AF

Orbit

SSO

Last TLE update

1 day 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 1 day ago

0 STARLINK-4579
1 53677U 22105AF  25198.25657045  .00000391  00000-0  35039-4 0  9994
2 53677  97.6564  79.4280 0001565  93.8308 266.3095 15.01259555158198

Epoch: 2025-07-17T06:09Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-17T06:09:27.686Z)

Latitude

-0.00007°

Longitude

51.73766°

Altitude

566.139 km

Speed

7.578 km/s

True Right ascension

05h 17m 42s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-49.90247°

Longitude

-136.30555°

Altitude

583.239 km

Speed

7.567 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

12h 54m 50s

Apparent Declination

-59° 36' 05"

Sunlit

Object is in full shadow

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

21:31:40

Azimuth

220.672° SW

Elevation

-53.015°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

561.099 km

Perigee altitude

558.927 km

Semi-major axis

6,938.15 km

Eccentricity

0.00016

Inclination

97.6564°

RAAN

79.428°

Arg. of periapsis

93.8308°

True anomaly

266.2916°

Mean anomaly

266.3095°

Eccentric anomaly

266.30055°

Mean motion

3.75559 °/min

Orbital period

95.86 mins

BSTAR

0.000035039

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STARLINK-4579 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	2025-07-18 15:52:28.776Z	152.158° SSE	2025-07-18 15:55:28.776Z	106.123° ESE	38.853°	2025-07-18 15:59:28.776Z	357.132° N
6 mins	2025-07-19 05:07:28.776Z	5.343° NNE	2025-07-19 05:09:28.776Z	337.201° NNW	41.799°	2025-07-19 05:13:28.776Z	200.337° SSW

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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