Starlink · Communications
STARLINK-6261
OperationalCommunicationsLEONORAD 56417
STARLINK-6261 is a SpaceX communications satellite, part of the Starlink constellation, launched on May 4, 2023 into LEO.
Launch
- Launch date
- May 4, 2023 at 07:31 AM UTC
- Launch site
- Cape Canaveral SFS, USA
- Launched by
- Falcon 9 Block 5 →
- Operator
- SpaceX
- Mission
- Starlink Group 5-6
- Launch record
- View full launch →
Orbit
- Orbit regime
- LEO
- Apoapsis
- 484 km
- Periapsis
- 482 km
- Inclination
- 43°
- Orbital period
- 94.27 min
- Orbit data fetched
- October 14, 2026 at 10:43 AM UTC
Spacecraft
- Operator
- SpaceX
- Manufacturer
- SpaceX
- Users
- Commercial
- Launch mass
- 305 kg
- Design lifetime
- 5 years
- Dimensions
- 0.2 × 2.8 × 2.8 m
- Detailed purpose
- Broadband internet
Identity
- COSPAR (Int'l)
- 2023-061AV
- NORAD catalog №
- 56417
- Object type
- Payload
- Owner / operator
United States- Constellation
- Starlink
- Status
- Operational
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