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
August 10, 2024
Launch Site
Launch Pad
LC40
Launch Vehicle
NORAD ID
60407
International Designator
2024-141K
Epoch
Mon, 20 Jul 2026 03:18:24 GMT
Apogee
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Perigee
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Inclination
53.16°
Right Ascension
153.47°
Eccentricity
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Argument of Perigee
47.04°
Period
91.74 min
Mean Motion
15.70 rev/day
Latitude
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Longitude
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Name
STARLINK-11136 [DTC]
Alternative Name
Starlink 11136
Type
Status
Owner
SPXS
Country
United States
Constellation
N/A
Related Satellites
Major Events
N/A
1 60407U 24141K 26201.13777997 -.00001130 00000+0 -44794-5 0 9999
2 60407 53.1597 153.4659 0000435 47.0351 313.0703 15.69711573112493
Source: Celestrak
Length
0.3
Diameter
4.1
Span
29
Dry Mass
700
Launch Mass
730
Shape
Box + pan
Radar Cross Section
Unknown
Visual Magnitude
Unknown
Color
Unknown
Material Composition
Unknown
Payload
Starlink Group 8-3-10
Purpose
Communication
Mission
Communication
Manufacturer
SPXS
Life Expectancy
Unknown
Bus
Starlink V2M
Configuration
Starlink v2 Mini
Motor
Argon ion thrusters
Equipment
D2C payload, optical inter-satellite link
Power System
Solar arrays, batteries
ADCS
Unknown
Transmitter Frequency
Unknown
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