STARLINK-5042, 53899

Orbit data source: Space-Track

STARLINK-5042, 53899 is a payload satellite owned by SpaceX/Seattle (US) in LEO that was launched on Sat, 24 Sep 2022 UTC via an FALCON 9 launch vehicle from the Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR). 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
53899, 2022-119P
Orbit
LEO
Country
Flag of USUS
Related business
Manufacturer
SpaceX/Seattle
Mission
Partially operational Commercial Communications
Bus & Motor
STARLINK, Unknown motor
Mass
305 kg wet, ~290 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
2022-09-24 (4 years ago)
Launch vehicle
FALCON 9
Launch site
Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR)
Object type
Payload
Rocket body
Debris
Shape & HBR
Box + 1 Pan, 10.1 m
Radar Cross Section
13.562 m², Large (>1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 2 days ago

TLE from 2 days ago
0 STARLINK-5042
1 53899U 22119P   26171.41668980  .00723502  24985-3  13867-2 0  9995
2 53899  53.2126 194.4761 0000688  95.3227 266.2961 15.99999432  5992
Epoch: 2026-06-20T10:00Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-20T10:00:01.998Z)
Latitude
1.21512°
Longitude
136.73978°
Altitude
275.233 km
Speed
7.744 km/s
True Right ascension
13h 01m 31s
True Declination
1° 12' 26"
Sunlit
Object was in daylight at epoch
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
N/A
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
21:32:01
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
275.133 km
Perigee altitude
274.218 km
Semi-major axis
6,652.812 km
Eccentricity
0.00007
Inclination
53.2126°
RAAN
194.4761°
Arg. of periapsis
95.3227°
True anomaly
266.28823°
Mean anomaly
266.2961°
Eccentric anomaly
266.29217°
Mean motion
3.99977 °/min
Orbital period
90.01 mins
BSTAR
0.0013867
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