STARLINK-4005, 52686

Orbit data source: Space-Track

STARLINK-4005, 52686 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

52686, 2022-053AG

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

2 days 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 2 days ago

0 STARLINK-4005
1 52686U 22053AG  25118.26527781  .00000133  00000-0  26431-4 0  9991
2 52686  53.2170 120.3966 0001424  73.5818 286.5330 15.08840390163507

Epoch: 2025-04-28T06:22Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-04-28T06:22:00.002Z)

Latitude

-0.00009°

Longitude

168.41475°

Altitude

540.359 km

Speed

7.594 km/s

True Right ascension

08h 01m 35s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude

-53.05974°

Longitude

80.20446°

Altitude

559.144 km

Speed

7.581 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

13h 41m 45s

Apparent Declination

-85° 40' 28"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

02:04:45

Azimuth

179.396° S

Elevation

-44.218°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

540.972 km

Perigee altitude

539.002 km

Semi-major axis

6,918.124 km

Eccentricity

0.0001424

Inclination

53.217°

RAAN

120.3966°

Arg. of periapsis

73.5818°

True anomaly

286.51736°

Mean anomaly

286.533°

Eccentric anomaly

286.52518°

Mean motion

3.7719 °/min

BSTAR

0.000026431

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-4005 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	2025-04-30 01:26:21.432Z	182.039° SSW	2025-04-30 01:29:21.432Z	127.338° SE	23.218°	2025-04-30 01:32:21.432Z	75.603° E
5 mins	2025-04-30 03:06:21.432Z	265.61° W	2025-04-30 03:08:21.432Z	322.995° NNW	35.179°	2025-04-30 03:11:21.432Z	34.685° NE
5 mins	2025-04-30 08:07:21.432Z	337.264° NNW	2025-04-30 08:09:21.432Z	17.751° NNE	26.263°	2025-04-30 08:12:21.432Z	83.214° E
6 mins	2025-04-30 09:46:21.432Z	292.878° NW	2025-04-30 09:49:21.432Z	217.423° SW	34.85°	2025-04-30 09:52:21.432Z	157.046° SSE

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