Starlink · Communications
STARLINK-5985
OperationalCommunicationsLEO
STARLINK-5985 is a SpaceX communications satellite, part of the Starlink constellation, launched on May 10, 2023 into LEO.
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Launch
- Launch date
- May 10, 2023 at 08:09 PM UTC
- Launch site
- Vandenberg SFB, USA
- Launched by
- Falcon 9 Block 5 →
- Operator
- SpaceX
- Mission
- Starlink Group 2-9
- Launch record
- View full launch →
Orbit
- Orbit regime
- LEO
- Apoapsis
- 574 km
- Periapsis
- 570 km
- Inclination
- 70°
- Orbital period
- 96.11 min
Spacecraft
- Operator
- SpaceX
- Manufacturer
- SpaceX
- Users
- Commercial
- Launch mass
- 305 kg
- Design lifetime
- 5 years
- Detailed purpose
- Broadband internet
Identity
- COSPAR (Int'l)
- 2023-064D
- NORAD catalog №
- 56451
- Object type
- Payload
- Owner / operator
United States- Constellation
- Starlink
- Status
- Operational
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