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Starlink 11491

activeMegaconstellation

CommunicationsLEOCOSPAR 2024-237CLaunched 12/8/2024

Mission & Launch

Launch Mission: Starlink-218
Launch Vehicle: Falcon 9 FT5
Launch Date: 12/8/2024

Orbit & Mass

Orbit Class: LEO
Altitude: 289 km
Inclination: 43.01 deg
Orbit Plane: 9 0
Dry Mass: 910 kg
Total Mass: 960 kg

Payload Classification

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

Organizations

Operator: SpaceX
Manufacturer: SpaceX

Constellation

Name: Starlink Direct-to-Cell / MSS
Scale: Megaconstellation
Active Satellites: 640
Planned Satellites: 15,000

Registry

COSPAR ID: 2024-237C
UN Registration: ST/SG/SER.E/1249