Orbica
UpcomingTimelineAgenciesRocketsSatellitesTrackIntel
← Satellites

Starlink · Communications

STARLINK-4631

DecayedCommunicationsLEO

Relays voice, data, internet or broadcast signals between points on Earth.

Loading…

Launch

Launch date
September 11, 2022 at 01:20 AM UTC
Launch site
Cape Canaveral SFS, USA
Launched by
Falcon 9 Block 5 →
Operator
SpaceX
Mission
Starlink Group 4-2 & BlueWalker 3
Launch record
View full launch →

Orbit

Orbit regime
LEO
Apoapsis
137 km
Periapsis
128 km
Inclination
53.2°
Orbital period
87.13 min

Spacecraft

Operator
SpaceX
Manufacturer
SpaceX
Users
Commercial
Launch mass
260 kg
Design lifetime
4 years

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
2022-111P
NORAD catalog №
53786
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
United StatesUnited States
Constellation
Starlink
Status
Decayed
Decay / reentry
August 23, 2025

End of mission

Last active / ended
August 23, 2025
Time in service
2.9 years
Fate
Reentered Earth's atmosphere and was destroyed.
Final status
Decayed

Related news

Live coverage: SpaceX to launch its first Falcon 9 rocket since Nasdaq debut
Spaceflight Now · 2d ago
Live coverage: SpaceX to launch final Starlink mission as it begins publicly trade its stock on the Nasdaq for the first time
Spaceflight Now · 5d ago
Live coverage: SpaceX to launch 24 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg
Spaceflight Now · 5d ago
Launch Preview: Chinese, Rocket Lab, and Starlink flights scheduled
NASASpaceflight · 8d ago
A Falcon 9 booster turns five years old—and just set a remarkable reuse record
Arstechnica · 8d ago
Live coverage: SpaceX to launch Falcon 9 rocket booster on record-breaking 35th flight
Spaceflight Now · 9d ago
SpaceX launches 2 Starshield satellites during Saturday night Starlink mission
Spaceflight Now · 10d ago
Live coverage: SpaceX to launch 24 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg
Spaceflight Now · 14d ago
Live coverage: SpaceX to launch 29 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral
Spaceflight Now · 14d ago