Starlink · Communications
STARLINK-4472
OperationalCommunicationsLEO
STARLINK-4472 is a SpaceX communications satellite, part of the Starlink constellation, launched on August 31, 2022 into LEO.
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Launch
- Launch date
- August 31, 2022 at 05:40 AM UTC
- Launch site
- Vandenberg SFB, USA
- Launched by
- Falcon 9 Block 5 →
- Operator
- SpaceX
- Mission
- Starlink Group 3-4
- Launch record
- View full launch →
Orbit
- Orbit regime
- LEO
- Apoapsis
- 551 km
- Periapsis
- 548 km
- Inclination
- 97.37°
- Orbital period
- 95.64 min
Spacecraft
- Operator
- SpaceX
- Manufacturer
- SpaceX
- Users
- Commercial
- Launch mass
- 260 kg
- Design lifetime
- 4 years
- Detailed purpose
- Broadband internet
Identity
- COSPAR (Int'l)
- 2022-105P
- NORAD catalog №
- 53661
- Object type
- Payload
- Owner / operator
United States
- Constellation
- Starlink
- Status
- Operational
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