STARLINK-4424, 53681

Orbit data source: Space-Track

STARLINK-4424, 53681 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

53681, 2022-105AK

Orbit

SSO

Last TLE update

3 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 3 hours ago

0 STARLINK-4424
1 53681U 22105AK  25199.24338755 -.00003574  00000-0 -27371-3 0  9990
2 53681  97.6565  80.4118 0002011 170.6197 189.5065 15.01276454158340

Epoch: 2025-07-18T05:50Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-18T05:50:28.684Z)

Latitude

-0.00003°

Longitude

56.49465°

Altitude

567.394 km

Speed

7.577 km/s

True Right ascension

05h 21m 38s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-59.05732°

Longitude

69.50152°

Altitude

586.704 km

Speed

7.565 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

08h 08m 56s

Apparent Declination

-52° 21' 47"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

21:31:40

Azimuth

138.149° SSE

Elevation

-71.14°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

561.356 km

Perigee altitude

558.566 km

Semi-major axis

6,938.098 km

Eccentricity

0.0002

Inclination

97.6565°

RAAN

80.4118°

Arg. of periapsis

170.6197°

True anomaly

189.50269°

Mean anomaly

189.5065°

Eccentric anomaly

189.5046°

Mean motion

3.75563 °/min

Orbital period

95.86 mins

BSTAR

-0.00027371

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STARLINK-4418, 53678 (Decayed)

STARLINK-4424 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 15:34:28.786Z	133.23° SE	2025-07-18 15:37:28.786Z	73.728° E	29.511°	2025-07-18 15:40:28.786Z	11.222° NNE
5 mins	2025-07-19 04:49:28.786Z	26.192° NE	2025-07-19 04:51:28.786Z	99.227° ESE	42.243°	2025-07-19 04:54:28.786Z	181.007° SSW

Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs

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