STARLINK-5238, 54188

Orbit data source: Space-Track

STARLINK-5238, 54188 is a payload satellite owned by SpaceX/Seattle (US) in LEO that was launched on Fri, 28 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

54188, 2022-141AH

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

16 hours ago

Origin

SpaceX (US)

Manufacturer

SpaceX/Seattle

Mission

Operational Commercial Communications

Bus & Motor

STARLINK, Unknown motor

Mass

305 kg wet, ~290 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2022-10-28 (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, 8.86 m

Radar Cross Section

13.562 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 16 hours ago

0 STARLINK-5238
1 54188U 22141AH  25178.85097335  .00000528  00000-0  51260-4 0  9992
2 54188  53.2183  58.2947 0001442  88.9054 271.2103 15.08838631147753

Epoch: 2025-06-27T20:25Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-06-27T20:25:24.097Z)

Latitude

-0.00005°

Longitude

-164.25365°

Altitude

540.624 km

Speed

7.593 km/s

True Right ascension

03h 53m 10s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

44.31405°

Longitude

-33.8708°

Altitude

543.411 km

Speed

7.597 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

12h 26m 21s

Apparent Declination

4° 18' 23"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

00:17:54

Azimuth

356.981° N

Elevation

-45.735°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

540.99 km

Perigee altitude

538.995 km

Semi-major axis

6,918.129 km

Eccentricity

0.00014

Inclination

53.2183°

RAAN

58.2947°

Arg. of periapsis

88.9054°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

271.2103°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.7719 °/min

Orbital period

95.44 mins

BSTAR

0.00005126

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STARLINK-5182, 54189 (Decayed)

STARLINK-5238 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	2025-06-28 18:52:53.752Z	240.431° WSW	2025-06-28 18:54:53.752Z	273.075° WNW	41.763°	2025-06-28 18:58:53.752Z	45.62° ENE
4 mins	2025-06-28 20:33:53.752Z	314.891° NW	2025-06-28 20:34:53.752Z	333.043° NNW	17.379°	2025-06-28 20:37:53.752Z	23.256° NE
4 mins	2025-06-28 23:54:53.752Z	350.468° N	2025-06-28 23:56:53.752Z	32.199° NE	20.628°	2025-06-28 23:58:53.752Z	67.657° E
6 mins	2025-06-29 01:33:53.752Z	304.814° NW	2025-06-29 01:35:53.752Z	271.975° WNW	43.258°	2025-06-29 01:39:53.752Z	136.94° SSE

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