STARLINK-4068, 52681

Orbit data source: Space-Track

STARLINK-4068, 52681 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

52681, 2022-053AB

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

1 day ago

Origin

SpaceX (US)

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-4068
1 52681U 22053AB  25118.70588488  .00001179  00000-0  92125-4 0  9990
2 52681  53.2168 118.1341 0001360  85.1250 274.9898 15.08840999163582

Epoch: 2025-04-28T16:56Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-04-28T16:56:28.453Z)

Latitude

0.00002°

Longitude

7.09949°

Altitude

540.556 km

Speed

7.593 km/s

True Right ascension

07h 52m 32s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude

38.52438°

Longitude

145.93805°

Altitude

542.308 km

Speed

7.596 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

15h 52m 17s

Apparent Declination

1° 17' 16"

Sunlit

Object is in full shadow

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

02:28:17

Azimuth

329.819° NNW

Elevation

-44.542°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

540.926 km

Perigee altitude

539.045 km

Semi-major axis

6,918.122 km

Eccentricity

0.000136

Inclination

53.2168°

RAAN

118.1341°

Arg. of periapsis

85.125°

True anomaly

274.97427°

Mean anomaly

274.9898°

Eccentric anomaly

274.98204°

Mean motion

3.77191 °/min

BSTAR

0.000092125

Orbital period

95.44 mins

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Other satellites on launch #53 in the year 2022 (2022-05-18 UTC)

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STARLINK-4017, 52682

STARLINK-4039, 52683 (Decayed)

STARLINK-3945, 52691 (Decayed)

STARLINK-3993, 52692

STARLINK-3946, 52693

STARLINK-4068 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.
7 mins	2025-04-30 02:30:49.446Z	232.601° WSW	2025-04-30 02:33:49.446Z	325.166° NNW	44.772°	2025-04-30 02:37:49.446Z	48.672° ENE
4 mins	2025-04-30 04:11:49.446Z	305.086° NW	2025-04-30 04:13:49.446Z	342.494° N	18.642°	2025-04-30 04:15:49.446Z	17.553° NNE
4 mins	2025-04-30 07:33:49.446Z	359.844° N	2025-04-30 07:34:49.446Z	20.313° NNE	19.501°	2025-04-30 07:37:49.446Z	70.467° E
6 mins	2025-04-30 09:11:49.446Z	309.891° NW	2025-04-30 09:14:49.446Z	139.214° SSE	44.846°	2025-04-30 09:17:49.446Z	131.577° SE

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