STARLINK-4718, 53773

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STARLINK-4718, 53773 is a payload satellite owned by SpaceX/Seattle (US) in LEO that was launched on Sun, 11 Sep 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	53773, 2022-111A
Orbit	LEO
Last TLE update	19 hours ago
Origin	SPX (US)
Manufacturer	SpaceX/Seattle
Mission	Operational Commercial Communications
Bus & Motor	STARLINK, Unknown motor
Mass	305 kg wet, ~290 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)	2022-09-11 (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 19 hours ago

0 STARLINK-4718
1 53773U 22111A   25093.45918660  .00002672  00000-0  18582-3 0  9994
2 53773  53.2185  11.3962 0001279  89.9288 270.1851 15.08859575142482

Epoch: 2025-04-03T11:01Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-04-03T11:01:13.722Z)

Latitude	0.00001°
Longitude	14.05731°
Altitude	540.578 km
Speed	7.593 km/s
True Right ascension	00h 45m 35s
True Declination	0° 00' 00"
Sunlit	Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude	-46.86205°
Longitude	-116.90618°
Altitude	556.461 km
Speed	7.583 km/s
Apparent Right ascension	19h 49m 05s
Apparent Declination	-59° 03' 41"
Sunlit	Object is in full shadow

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time	11:26:06
Azimuth	138.105° SSE
Elevation	-51.326°
Doppler factor	1

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude	540.813 km
Perigee altitude	539.044 km
Semi-major axis	6,918.065 km
Eccentricity	0.0001279
Inclination	53.2185°
RAAN	11.3962°
Arg. of periapsis	89.9288°
True anomaly	270.17044°
Mean anomaly	270.1851°
Eccentric anomaly	270.17777°
Mean motion	3.77195 °/min
BSTAR	0.00018582
Orbital period	95.44 mins

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Other satellites on launch #111 in the year 2022 (2022-09-11 UTC)

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FALCON 9 DEB, 53810 (Decayed)

STARLINK-4718 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	2025-04-04 20:34:24.592Z	209.805° SW	2025-04-04 20:37:24.592Z	138.094° SSE	39.424°	2025-04-04 20:40:24.592Z	61.416° ENE
5 mins	2025-04-04 22:15:24.592Z	296.717° NW	2025-04-04 22:17:24.592Z	344.095° N	23.734°	2025-04-04 22:20:24.592Z	31.739° NE
6 mins	2025-04-05 03:15:24.592Z	322.554° NNW	2025-04-05 03:18:24.592Z	45.339° ENE	38.61°	2025-04-05 03:21:24.592Z	110.614° ESE
4 mins	2025-04-05 04:55:24.592Z	267.546° W	2025-04-05 04:57:24.592Z	229.627° WSW	19.544°	2025-04-05 04:59:24.592Z	193.307° SSW

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