Starship Flight 13 to Deploy First Starlink V3 Sats | KeepTrack X Report
Starship Flight 13 launches first Starlink V3 satellites as SpaceX nears 10,839 working satellites in orbit across the Starlink fleet.
Launch Date
November 11, 2022
Launch Site
TAISC
Launch Pad
LC9A
Launch Vehicle
Chang Zheng 6A
NORAD ID
55886
International Designator
2022-151AAJ
Epoch
Mon, 20 Jul 2026 01:42:11 GMT
Apogee
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Perigee
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Inclination
98.75°
Right Ascension
244.66°
Eccentricity
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Argument of Perigee
183.94°
Period
99.68 min
Mean Motion
14.45 rev/day
Latitude
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Longitude
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Altitude
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Velocity
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Name
CZ-6A DEB
Alternative Name
deb CZ-6A Y2
Type
Status
Owner
CNSA
Country
China
Constellation
N/A
Related Satellites
Major Events
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1 55886U 22151AAJ 26201.07096782 .00003742 00000+0 10843-2 0 9996
2 55886 98.7483 244.6582 0039905 183.9366 176.1516 14.44586073101142
Source: Celestrak
Length
0
Diameter
0
Span
0
Dry Mass
0
Launch Mass
0
Shape
N/A
Radar Cross Section
Unknown
Visual Magnitude
Unknown
Color
Unknown
Material Composition
Unknown
Payload
Unknown
Purpose
Unknown
Mission
Unknown
Manufacturer
SAST
Life Expectancy
Unknown
Bus
Unknown
Configuration
Unknown
Motor
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Equipment
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Power System
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ADCS
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Transmitter Frequency
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