STARLINK-4626, 53685

Orbit data source: Space-Track

STARLINK-4626, 53685 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

53685, 2022-105AP

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-4626
1 53685U 22105AP  25199.24178895 -.00000116  00000-0 -44442-5 0  9990
2 53685  97.6565  80.4003 0002232 147.3147 212.8215 15.01259491158347

Epoch: 2025-07-18T05:48Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-18T05:48:10.565Z)

Latitude

-0.00008°

Longitude

57.06022°

Altitude

567.371 km

Speed

7.577 km/s

True Right ascension

05h 21m 36s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

50.6542°

Longitude

47.81517°

Altitude

571.314 km

Speed

7.58 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

07h 31m 34s

Apparent Declination

10° 03' 52"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

21:59:01

Azimuth

42.725° NE

Elevation

-29.477°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

561.562 km

Perigee altitude

558.465 km

Semi-major axis

6,938.15 km

Eccentricity

0.00022

Inclination

97.6565°

RAAN

80.4003°

Arg. of periapsis

147.3147°

True anomaly

212.80764°

Mean anomaly

212.8215°

Eccentric anomaly

212.81457°

Mean motion

3.75559 °/min

Orbital period

95.86 mins

BSTAR

-0.0000044442

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STARLINK-4626 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 15:31:45.048Z	134.758° SE	2025-07-18 15:35:45.048Z	56.337° ENE	27.563°	2025-07-18 15:38:45.048Z	8.394° NNE
4 mins	2025-07-18 17:08:45.048Z	238.349° WSW	2025-07-18 17:10:45.048Z	274.638° WNW	16.526°	2025-07-18 17:12:45.048Z	306.144° NW
6 mins	2025-07-19 04:46:45.048Z	25.405° NE	2025-07-19 04:48:45.048Z	65.472° ENE	39.546°	2025-07-19 04:52:45.048Z	180.628° SSW

Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs

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