STARLINK-4438, 53682

Orbit data source: Space-Track

STARLINK-4438, 53682 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

53682, 2022-105AL

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-4438
1 53682U 22105AL  25199.23413941  .00000080  00000-0  10862-4 0  9996
2 53682  97.6574  80.4066 0002752 121.3730 238.7763 15.01259070158348

Epoch: 2025-07-18T05:37Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-18T05:37:09.645Z)

Latitude

-0.00007°

Longitude

59.8279°

Altitude

567.061 km

Speed

7.577 km/s

True Right ascension

05h 21m 37s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

52.04027°

Longitude

50.10001°

Altitude

570.773 km

Speed

7.581 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

07h 27m 37s

Apparent Declination

10° 51' 01"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

21:48:21

Azimuth

40.632° NE

Elevation

-29.662°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

561.924 km

Perigee altitude

558.105 km

Semi-major axis

6,938.151 km

Eccentricity

0.00028

Inclination

97.6574°

RAAN

80.4066°

Arg. of periapsis

121.373°

True anomaly

238.74934°

Mean anomaly

238.7763°

Eccentric anomaly

238.76282°

Mean motion

3.75558 °/min

Orbital period

95.86 mins

BSTAR

0.000010862

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STARLINK-4438 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.
5 mins	2025-07-18 15:22:06.670Z	115.18° SE	2025-07-18 15:24:06.670Z	77.893° E	22.458°	2025-07-18 15:27:06.670Z	20.191° NNE
4 mins	2025-07-18 16:58:06.670Z	237.423° WSW	2025-07-18 16:59:06.670Z	259.019° W	21.372°	2025-07-18 17:02:06.670Z	314.098° NW
5 mins	2025-07-19 04:36:06.670Z	37.756° NE	2025-07-19 04:38:06.670Z	90.245° ESE	34.537°	2025-07-19 04:41:06.670Z	166.096° S

Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs

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