STARLINK-4796, 53909

Orbit data source: Space-Track

STARLINK-4796, 53909 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

53909, 2022-119Z

Orbit

LEO

Country

Related business

SpaceX (US)

Manufacturer

SpaceX/Seattle

Mission

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-4796
1 53909U 22119Z   26171.38278326  .00003499  00000-0  24289-3 0  9990
2 53909  53.1738 213.3353 0001656  85.4095 274.7085 15.08047744207321

Epoch: 2026-06-20T09:11Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-20T09:11:12.473Z)

Latitude

-0.00006°

Longitude

166.93508°

Altitude

542.965 km

Speed

7.592 km/s

True Right ascension

14h 13m 20s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

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Latitude

Unknown

Longitude

Unknown

Altitude

Unknown

Speed

Unknown

Apparent Right ascension

Unknown

Apparent Declination

Unknown

Sunlit

N/A

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Local Sidereal Time

00:29:40

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

543.564 km

Perigee altitude

541.272 km

Semi-major axis

6,920.555 km

Eccentricity

0.00017

Inclination

53.1738°

RAAN

213.3353°

Arg. of periapsis

85.4095°

True anomaly

274.68959°

Mean anomaly

274.7085°

Eccentric anomaly

274.69904°

Mean motion

3.76992 °/min

Orbital period

95.49 mins

BSTAR

0.00024289

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Other satellites on launch #119 in the year 2022 (2022-09-24 UTC)

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STARLINK-5015, 53931 (Decayed)

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STARLINK-4796 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	2026-06-23 04:09:10.222Z	196.158° SSW	2026-06-23 04:12:10.222Z	128.052° SE	32.11°	2026-06-23 04:15:10.222Z	67.808° E
5 mins	2026-06-23 05:49:10.222Z	276.842° WNW	2026-06-23 05:51:10.222Z	320.111° NNW	28.238°	2026-06-23 05:54:10.222Z	27.544° NE
6 mins	2026-06-23 10:50:10.222Z	327.977° NNW	2026-06-23 10:53:10.222Z	41.678° NE	33.131°	2026-06-23 10:56:10.222Z	100.792° ESE
5 mins	2026-06-23 12:30:10.222Z	274.937° WNW	2026-06-23 12:32:10.222Z	231.129° WSW	25.559°	2026-06-23 12:35:10.222Z	173.973° S

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STARLINK-4796, 53909

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 2 days ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-20T09:11:12.473Z)

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Orbital elements

Other satellites on launch #119 in the year 2022 (2022-09-24 UTC)

STARLINK-4796 Visibility forecast

Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs

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