STARLINK AS - Norad Identifikationsnummer: 45084
| Name im Katalog Spacetrack | STARLINK-1173 |
| Alternative Bezeichnung | STARLINK AS |
| Gruppe | Starlink L3 |
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| Tage im Orbit | 2100 |
| 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 | 549 km |
The satellite named STARLINK-1173 (OBJECT_ID: 2020-006AS) is a Starlink communication satellite launched on January 29, 2020, from the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Launch Complex 40 using a Falcon 9 launch vehicle. The spacecraft has dimensions of approximately 0.2 meters in length and 2.8 meters in diameter with a span of 9 meters. It has a dry mass of 248 kilograms and was launched at a mass of 260 kilograms. Equipped with Ku/Ka-band payload capabilities, along with optical inter-satellite links (found on a few prototypes), the satellite is powered by solar arrays and batteries. Its propulsion system uses krypton ion thrusters for orbital maneuvers. The manufacturer of STARLINK-1173 is SpaceX (SPXS), and it serves communication purposes as part of its mission objectives.