STARLINK W - Norad Identifikationsnummer: 44733
| Name im Katalog Spacetrack | STARLINK-1028 |
| Alternative Bezeichnung | STARLINK W |
| Gruppe | Starlink L1 |
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| Tage im Orbit | 1922 |
| Herkunftsland/-organisation | USA (US) |
| Wir analysieren den polnischen Text, der 'Miejsce startu' lautet. | AFETR (Kennedy Space Center/Cape Canaveral, USA) |
| Typ | Satellit |
| WWW | hier |
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| Perygeum | 549 km |
| Apogäum | 551 km |
The satellite STARLINK-1028, also known as Starlink 1028, was launched on November 11, 2019, from the Cape Canaveral Air Force Stations Launch Complex 40 using a Falcon 9 launch vehicle. It is part of SpaceXs Starlink constellation and has dimensions of 0.2 meters in length, 2.8 meters in diameter, and spans 9 meters. The satellite has a dry mass of 248 kilograms and was launched with a total mass of 260 kilograms. Equipped with Ku/Ka-band payload capabilities and optical inter-satellite links on prototypes, it uses solar arrays and batteries for power generation. Its mission is to facilitate communication services through the use of Krypton ion thrusters for propulsion.