STARLINK AF - Norad Identifikationsnummer: 44943
| Name im Katalog Spacetrack | STARLINK-1100 |
| Alternative Bezeichnung | STARLINK AF |
| Gruppe | Starlink L2 |
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| Tage im Orbit | 1683 |
| 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-1100 satellite, also known as Starlink 1100, is part of the Starlink constellation and was launched on January 7, 2020, from Cape Canaveral Air Force Stations Launch Complex 40 using a Falcon 9 launch vehicle. It has dimensions of 0.2 meters in length, 2.8 meters in diameter, and spans 9 meters when fully deployed. The satellite weighs 260 kilograms at launch with a dry mass of 248 kilograms. Its payload includes Ku/Ka-band communication equipment and prototypes featuring optical inter-satellite links for enhanced connectivity. Power is supplied by solar arrays and batteries, while its propulsion system utilizes Krypton ion thrusters to maintain orbit. The satellites purpose is to provide global internet communications as part of SpaceXs constellation project.