STARLINK-4691, 53588
Orbit data source: Space-Track
STARLINK-4691, 53588 is a payload satellite owned by SpaceX/Seattle (US) in LEO that was launched on Sun, 28 Aug 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
Orbit
Country
USRelated business
Manufacturer
SpaceX/Seattle
Mission
Operational Commercial Communications
Bus & Motor
STARLINK, Unknown motor
Mass
300 kg wet, ~290 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Box + 1 Pan, 4.4 m
Radar Cross Section
13.562 m², Large (>1 m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 1 day ago
TLE from 1 day ago
0 STARLINK-4691
1 53588U 22104A 25259.42742915 .00000560 00000-0 53246-4 0 9990
2 53588 53.2169 306.6660 0001100 107.5476 252.5637 15.08832651169786Epoch: 2025-09-16T10:15Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-09-16T10:15:29.878Z)
Latitude
0.00002°
Longitude
157.17364°
Altitude
540.891 km
Speed
7.593 km/s
True Right ascension
20h 26m 39s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
04:56:09
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
540.772 km
Perigee altitude
539.25 km
Semi-major axis
6,918.148 km
Eccentricity
0.00011
Inclination
53.2169°
RAAN
306.666°
Arg. of periapsis
107.5476°
True anomaly
252.55167°
Mean anomaly
252.5637°
Eccentric anomaly
252.55769°
Mean motion
3.77188 °/min
Orbital period
95.44 mins
BSTAR
0.000053246
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Other satellites on launch #104 in the year 2022 (2022-08-28 UTC)
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You can import UDL-sourced sensor .json files into the Sandbox to generate a visibility chart that accounts for multi-vendor sensor geometry.STARLINK-4691 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. |
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| 6 mins | 2025-09-17 12:10:54.400Z | 322.86° NNW | 2025-09-17 12:13:54.400Z | 33.43° NE | 37.332° | 2025-09-17 12:16:54.400Z | 106.847° ESE |
| 5 mins | 2025-09-17 13:50:54.400Z | 271.786° WNW | 2025-09-17 13:52:54.400Z | 234.037° WSW | 20.965° | 2025-09-17 13:55:54.400Z | 181.943° SSW |
| 6 mins | 2025-09-18 05:21:54.400Z | 214.777° SW | 2025-09-18 05:23:54.400Z | 180.317° SSW | 40.72° | 2025-09-18 05:27:54.400Z | 55.709° ENE |
| 5 mins | 2025-09-18 07:01:54.400Z | 292.406° WNW | 2025-09-18 07:03:54.400Z | 331.683° NNW | 22.174° | 2025-09-18 07:06:54.400Z | 26.131° NE |
| 4 mins | 2025-09-18 10:23:54.400Z | 353.443° N | 2025-09-18 10:24:54.400Z | 11.077° NNE | 16.546° | 2025-09-18 10:27:54.400Z | 59.827° ENE |
| 6 mins | 2025-09-18 12:02:54.400Z | 321.672° NNW | 2025-09-18 12:04:54.400Z | 7.673° NNE | 40.731° | 2025-09-18 12:08:54.400Z | 118.387° SE |
Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs
Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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