STARLINK-4029, 52685

Orbit data source: Space-Track

STARLINK-4029, 52685 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

52685, 2022-053AF

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-4029
1 52685U 22053AF  25118.69116570  .00001291  00000-0  99200-4 0  9997
2 52685  53.2159 118.2012 0001250  73.0362 287.0767 15.08837672163562

Epoch: 2025-04-28T16:35Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-04-28T16:35:16.716Z)

Latitude

-0.00003°

Longitude

12.47997°

Altitude

540.394 km

Speed

7.593 km/s

True Right ascension

07h 52m 48s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude

51.00065°

Longitude

120.96359°

Altitude

545.043 km

Speed

7.596 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

14h 31m 41s

Apparent Declination

7° 59' 14"

Sunlit

Object is in full shadow

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

02:00:28

Azimuth

349.651° N

Elevation

-41.556°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

540.86 km

Perigee altitude

539.131 km

Semi-major axis

6,918.133 km

Eccentricity

0.000125

Inclination

53.2159°

RAAN

118.2012°

Arg. of periapsis

73.0362°

True anomaly

287.06301°

Mean anomaly

287.0767°

Eccentric anomaly

287.06985°

Mean motion

3.7719 °/min

BSTAR

0.0000992

Orbital period

95.44 mins

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

STARLINK-4039, 52683 (Decayed)

STARLINK-3945, 52691 (Decayed)

STARLINK-3993, 52692

STARLINK-3946, 52693

STARLINK-4029 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 02:08:05.632Z	216.785° SW	2025-04-30 02:12:05.632Z	108.201° ESE	41.065°	2025-04-30 02:15:05.632Z	57.111° ENE
5 mins	2025-04-30 03:49:05.632Z	289.225° WNW	2025-04-30 03:51:05.632Z	327.276° NNW	22.513°	2025-04-30 03:54:05.632Z	24.637° NE
4 mins	2025-04-30 07:11:05.632Z	350.893° N	2025-04-30 07:13:05.632Z	26.654° NE	16.155°	2025-04-30 07:15:05.632Z	57.307° ENE
6 mins	2025-04-30 08:50:05.632Z	321.779° NNW	2025-04-30 08:53:05.632Z	71.319° E	39.373°	2025-04-30 08:56:05.632Z	116.349° SE
4 mins	2025-04-30 10:30:05.632Z	260.25° W	2025-04-30 10:32:05.632Z	223.2° SW	17.077°	2025-04-30 10:34:05.632Z	192.098° SSW

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