Tintin B

retired

CommunicationsLEOCOSPAR 2018-020CLaunched 2/22/2018

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Mission & Launch

Launch Mission: PAZ
Launch Vehicle: Falcon 9 FT3
Launch Date: 2/22/2018
Last Contact: 2/22/2019

Orbit & Mass

Orbit Class: LEO
Altitude: 507.5 km
Inclination: 97.46 deg
Orbit Plane: 0
Dry Mass: 350 kg
Total Mass: 350 kg

Mentions

All verified mentions of this spacecraft in source documents.

SpaceX launched the prototype Starlink satellites 'Tintin A' and 'Tintin B' into low Earth orbit in February 2018.

PlanValue 4.3Oct 20, 2025スペースX、1万機目の「スターリンク」衛星を軌道に投入–最終的には3万機に

SpaceX's two demo-satellites TinTin A and TinTin B successfully closed links with the ground and delivered high bandwidth at 25 milliseconds of latency.

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