STARLINK-4078, 52689

Orbit data source: Space-Track

STARLINK-4078, 52689 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

52689, 2022-053AK

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

1 day ago

Origin

SpaceX (US)

Manufacturer

SpaceX/Seattle

Mission

Partially 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-4078
1 52689U 22053AK  25118.26904232  .00018309  00000-0  10405-2 0  9990
2 52689  53.2123 118.5927 0001661  10.2267 349.8761 15.12962171163556

Epoch: 2025-04-28T06:27Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-04-28T06:27:25.256Z)

Latitude

0.00003°

Longitude

165.252°

Altitude

526.942 km

Speed

7.601 km/s

True Right ascension

07h 54m 22s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude

-48.79162°

Longitude

36.60458°

Altitude

544.439 km

Speed

7.589 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

18h 16m 21s

Apparent Declination

-70° 53' 13"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

01:57:25

Azimuth

204.999° SW

Elevation

-45.519°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

528.565 km

Perigee altitude

526.271 km

Semi-major axis

6,905.555 km

Eccentricity

0.0001661

Inclination

53.2123°

RAAN

118.5927°

Arg. of periapsis

10.2267°

True anomaly

349.87275°

Mean anomaly

349.8761°

Eccentric anomaly

349.87443°

Mean motion

3.78221 °/min

BSTAR

0.0010405

Orbital period

95.18 mins

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

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STARLINK-3946, 52693

STARLINK-4078 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 01:25:03.135Z	183.962° SSW	2025-04-30 01:28:03.135Z	122.46° SE	24.888°	2025-04-30 01:31:03.135Z	72.029° E
6 mins	2025-04-30 03:04:03.135Z	263.401° W	2025-04-30 03:07:03.135Z	342.017° N	32.383°	2025-04-30 03:10:03.135Z	36.138° NE
5 mins	2025-04-30 08:05:03.135Z	339.924° N	2025-04-30 08:07:03.135Z	26.693° NE	27.536°	2025-04-30 08:10:03.135Z	88.653° E
5 mins	2025-04-30 09:44:03.135Z	284.983° WNW	2025-04-30 09:46:03.135Z	235.232° WSW	32.504°	2025-04-30 09:49:03.135Z	162.961° S

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