STARLINK-4630, 53680

Orbit data source: Space-Track

STARLINK-4630, 53680 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

53680, 2022-105AJ

Orbit

SSO

Last TLE update

5 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 5 hours ago

0 STARLINK-4630
1 53680U 22105AJ  25199.17859342 -.00000249  00000-0 -14762-4 0  9998
2 53680  97.6566  80.3344 0001354 158.8848 201.2432 15.01257502158332

Epoch: 2025-07-18T04:17Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-18T04:17:10.471Z)

Latitude

-0.00006°

Longitude

79.807°

Altitude

566.951 km

Speed

7.577 km/s

True Right ascension

05h 21m 20s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-7.48611°

Longitude

81.0094°

Altitude

568.262 km

Speed

7.576 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

07h 12m 26s

Apparent Declination

-26° 30' 07"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

21:48:21

Azimuth

79.517° E

Elevation

-55.078°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

560.959 km

Perigee altitude

559.08 km

Semi-major axis

6,938.156 km

Eccentricity

0.00014

Inclination

97.6566°

RAAN

80.3344°

Arg. of periapsis

158.8848°

True anomaly

201.23758°

Mean anomaly

201.2432°

Eccentric anomaly

201.24039°

Mean motion

3.75558 °/min

Orbital period

95.86 mins

BSTAR

-0.000014762

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STARLINK-4630 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 15:37:06.667Z	135.63° SSE	2025-07-18 15:40:06.667Z	74.609° E	31.045°	2025-07-18 15:43:06.667Z	9.773° NNE
6 mins	2025-07-19 04:52:06.667Z	22.814° NE	2025-07-19 04:54:06.667Z	95.076° ESE	43.348°	2025-07-19 04:58:06.667Z	186.086° 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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