Starlink · Communications
STARLINK-36609
OperationalCommunicationsLEO
STARLINK-36609 is a SpaceX communications satellite, part of the Starlink constellation, launched on January 25, 2026 into LEO.
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Launch
- Launch date
- January 25, 2026 at 05:30 PM UTC
- Launch site
- Vandenberg SFB, USA
- Launched by
- Falcon 9 Block 5 →
- Operator
- SpaceX
- Mission
- Starlink Group 17-20
- Launch record
- View full launch →
Orbit
- Orbit regime
- LEO
- Apoapsis
- 467 km
- Periapsis
- 464 km
- Inclination
- 97.29°
- Orbital period
- 93.91 min
Spacecraft
- Operator
- SpaceX
- Manufacturer
- SpaceX
- Users
- Commercial
- Launch mass
- 575 kg
- Design lifetime
- 5 years
- Detailed purpose
- Broadband internet
Identity
- COSPAR (Int'l)
- 2026-016X
- NORAD catalog №
- 67582
- Object type
- Payload
- Owner / operator
United States- Constellation
- Starlink
- Status
- Operational
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