STARLINK-4639, 53971 (Decayed)
Orbit data source: Space-Track
STARLINK-4639, 53971 was a payload satellite owned by SpaceX/Seattle (US) in LEO that was launched on Wed, 05 Oct 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
Orbit
Country
USRelated business
Manufacturer
SpaceX/Seattle
Mission
Decayed Commercial Communications
Bus & Motor
STARLINK, Unknown motor
Mass
305 kg wet, ~290 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Box + 1 Pan, 10.1 m
Radar Cross Section
13.562 m², Large (>1 m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 4 months ago
TLE from 4 months ago
0 STARLINK-4639
1 53971U 22125H 26043.61692920 .15442639 12321-4 12392-2 0 9993
2 53971 53.1872 261.8076 0004467 265.6451 94.4087 16.39196697186591Epoch: 2026-02-12T14:48Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-02-12T14:48:22.682Z)
Latitude
-0.00003°
Longitude
-102.95305°
Altitude
169.111 km
Speed
7.806 km/s
True Right ascension
17h 27m 13s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
21:30:38
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
171.128 km
Perigee altitude
165.28 km
Semi-major axis
6,546.341 km
Eccentricity
0.00045
Inclination
53.1872°
RAAN
261.8076°
Arg. of periapsis
265.6451°
True anomaly
94.45973°
Mean anomaly
94.4087°
Eccentric anomaly
94.43422°
Mean motion
4.09775 °/min
Orbital period
87.85 mins
BSTAR
0.0012392
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Other satellites on launch #125 in the year 2022 (2022-10-05 UTC)
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You can import UDL-sourced sensor .json files into the Sandbox to generate a visibility chart that accounts for multi-vendor sensor geometry.STARLINK-4639 Visibility
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