STARLINK Z - Norad Identifikationsnummer: 44937
| Name im Katalog Spacetrack | STARLINK-1079 |
| Alternative Bezeichnung | STARLINK Z |
| Gruppe | Starlink L2 |
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| Tage im Orbit | 2043 |
| Herkunftsland/-organisation | USA (US) |
| Wir analysieren den polnischen Text, der 'Miejsce startu' lautet. | AFETR (Kennedy Space Center/Cape Canaveral, USA) |
| Typ | Satellit |
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| Perygeum | 546 km |
| Apogäum | 548 km |
The Starlink-1079 satellite, also known as Starlink 1079, is a communication satellite owned and operated by SpaceX (SPXS). Launched on January 7, 2020, from the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Launch Complex 40 using a Falcon 9 launch vehicle, it weighs approximately 260 kg at launch with a dry mass of 248 kg. The satellite measures 0.2 meters in length and has a diameter of 2.8 meters and a span of 9 meters. It is equipped with a Ku/Ka-band payload and optical inter-satellite links for communication purposes, along with krypton ion thrusters as its motor system and solar arrays paired with batteries to provide power. Its shape is described as box-like with additional panels.