Starlink 1040 - Norad Identifikationsnummer: 44745
| Name im Katalog Spacetrack | STARLINK AJ |
| Alternative Bezeichnung | Starlink 1040 |
| Gruppe | Starlink L1 |
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| Tage im Orbit | 297 |
| 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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The STARLINK-1040 satellite, also known as Starlink 1040, is a communication satellite operated by SpaceX (SPXS). It was launched on November 11, 2019, from Cape Canaveral Air Force Stations Launch Complex 40 using the Falcon 9 launch vehicle. The satellite has dimensions of 0.2 meters in length and 2.8 meters in diameter with a span of 9 meters, indicating solar panels or other deployable structures. It features a dry mass of 248 kilograms and had an initial launch mass of 260 kilograms. Equipped with Ku/Ka-band payload capabilities and optical inter-satellite links (prototypes), it also utilizes krypton ion thrusters for propulsion. Power is provided through solar arrays and batteries, supporting its communication mission in orbit.