STARLINK-4004, 52656

Orbit data source: Space-Track

STARLINK-4004, 52656 is a payload satellite owned by SpaceX/Seattle (US) in LEO that was launched on Wed, 18 May 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
52656, 2022-053A
Orbit
LEO
Last TLE update
1 day ago
Origin
Manufacturer
SpaceX/Seattle
Mission
Operational Commercial Communications
Bus & Motor
STARLINK, Unknown motor
Mass
297 kg wet, ~275 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
2022-05-18 (3 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, 8.86 m
Radar Cross Section
13.562 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 1 day ago
0 STARLINK-4004
1 52656U 22053A   25118.72064805  .00001849  00000-0  13421-3 0  9991
2 52656  53.2154 128.0768 0001171  87.5233 272.5894 15.08848965163568
Epoch: 2025-04-28T17:17Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-04-28T17:17:43.991Z)
Latitude
0.00004°
Longitude
11.71292°
Altitude
540.577 km
Speed
7.593 km/s
True Right ascension
08h 32m 18s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in daylight at TLE epoch
Visualization TLE readout
Latitude
24.49753°
Longitude
26.7335°
Altitude
540.216 km
Speed
7.596 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
11h 36m 54s
Apparent Declination
-7° 39' 57"
Sunlit
Object is in daylight
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
02:23:33
Azimuth
60.496° ENE
Elevation
-40.804°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
540.771 km
Perigee altitude
539.151 km
Semi-major axis
6,918.098 km
Eccentricity
0.0001171
Inclination
53.2154°
RAAN
128.0768°
Arg. of periapsis
87.5233°
True anomaly
272.57599°
Mean anomaly
272.5894°
Eccentric anomaly
272.5827°
Mean motion
3.77193 °/min
BSTAR
0.00013421
Orbital period
95.44 mins
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STARLINK-4004 Visibility forecast

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Start Az.
Max El. time (UTC)
Max El. Az.
Max El.
End time (UTC)
End Az.
7 mins2025-04-30 02:51:06.068Z217.941° SW2025-04-30 02:54:06.068Z161.585° S42.432°2025-04-30 02:58:06.068Z54.874° ENE
5 mins2025-04-30 04:32:06.068Z296.556° NW2025-04-30 04:34:06.068Z338.181° N22.004°2025-04-30 04:37:06.068Z28.634° NE
6 mins2025-04-30 09:33:06.068Z323.06° NNW2025-04-30 09:35:06.068Z29.589° NE41.867°2025-04-30 09:39:06.068Z119.607° SE
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