STARLINK AE - Norad Identifikationsnummer: 44942
| Name im Katalog Spacetrack | STARLINK-1096 |
| Alternative Bezeichnung | STARLINK AE |
| Gruppe | Starlink L2 |
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| Tage im Orbit | 2151 |
| 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-1096 satellite, also known as Starlink 1096, is a communication satellite manufactured by SPXS (SpaceX) and launched on January 7, 2020, from Cape Canaveral Air Force Stations LC40 launch pad using the Falcon 9 rocket. The satellite has dimensions of 0.2 meters in length, 2.8 meters in diameter, and a span of 9 meters, with a dry mass of 248 kilograms and a launch mass of 260 kilograms. Equipped with Ku/Ka-band payload capabilities and optical inter-satellite links (on prototypes), it is powered by solar arrays and batteries. The satellite uses krypton ion thrusters for propulsion and has a box-shaped body with an additional pan structure. It operates as part of the Starlink V1.0-L2-29 constellation for communication purposes, owned by SpaceX.