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Starlink 1498

retiredMegaconstellation

CommunicationsLEOCOSPAR 2020-038BELaunched 6/13/2020

Mission & Launch

Launch Mission: Starlink-9
Launch Vehicle: Falcon 9 FT5
Launch Date: 6/13/2020
Last Contact: 7/12/2022

Orbit & Mass

Orbit Class: LEO
Altitude: 290 km
Inclination: 53 deg
Orbit Plane: 1 1
Dry Mass: 248 kg
Total Mass: 260 kg

Payload Classification

Mission Type: Communications
Payload Category: COM
Payload Class: B

Organizations

Operator: SpaceX
Manufacturer: SpaceX

Constellation

Name: Starlink Broadband
Scale: Megaconstellation
Active Satellites: 10,117
Planned Satellites: 19,408

Registry

COSPAR ID: 2020-038BE
UN Registration: ST/SG/SER.E/951