STARLINK-4340, 53494
Orbit data source: Space-Track
STARLINK-4340, 53494 is a payload satellite owned by SpaceX/Seattle (US) in SSO that was launched on Fri, 12 Aug 2022 UTC via an FALCON 9 launch vehicle from the Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR). Payloads include a variety of satellites, spacecraft, and rockets 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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STARLINK-4340 details
Identifier | |
Orbit | SSO |
Last TLE update | 1 day ago |
Origin | |
Manufacturer | SpaceX/Seattle |
Mission | Operational Commercial Communications |
Bus & Motor | STARLINK, Unknown motor |
Mass | 300 kg wet, ~275 kg dry |
Launch date (UTC) | |
Launch vehicle | |
Launch site | |
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-4340
1 53494U 22099AF 24303.33068020 .00004416 00000-0 34809-3 0 9993
2 53494 97.6551 62.2487 0001654 84.6021 275.5392 15.01270787121753
Epoch: 2024-10-29T07:56Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-10-29T07:56:10.769Z)
Latitude | -0° |
Longitude | -94.94024° |
Altitude | 565.924 km |
Speed | 7.578 km/s |
True Right ascension | 04h 08m 59s |
True Declination | 0° 00' 00" |
Sunlit | Object was in full shadow at TLE epoch |
Visualization TLE readout
Latitude | 77.76231° |
Longitude | 124.10978° |
Altitude | 575 km |
Speed | 7.581 km/s |
Apparent Right ascension | 16h 35m 41s |
Apparent Declination | 23° 57' 17" |
Sunlit | Object is in daylight |
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time | 03:58:30 |
Azimuth | 350.581° N |
Elevation | -25.543° |
Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
Apogee | 561.126 km |
Perigee | 558.831 km |
Semi-major axis | 6,938.115 km |
Eccentricity | 0.0001654 |
Inclination | 97.6551° |
RAAN | 62.2487° |
Arg. of periapsis | 84.6021° |
True anomaly | 275.52033° |
Mean anomaly | 275.5392° |
Eccentric anomaly | 275.52977° |
Mean motion | 3.75561 °/min |
BSTAR | 0.00034809 |
Period | 95.86 mins |
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Other satellites on launch #99 in the year 2022 (2022-08-12 UTC)
STARLINK-4340 Visibility forecast
Observer location: undefined°, undefined
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. |
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6 mins | 2024-10-30 21:18:22.976Z | 353.978° N | 2024-10-30 21:20:22.976Z | 301.919° NW | 38.316° | 2024-10-30 21:24:22.976Z | 209.399° SW |
6 mins | 2024-10-31 08:03:22.976Z | 161.302° S | 2024-10-31 08:06:22.976Z | 57.706° ENE | 44.397° | 2024-10-31 08:09:22.976Z | 351.313° N |