STARLINK AY - Norad Identifikationsnummer: 45090
| Name im Katalog Spacetrack | STARLINK-1176 |
| Alternative Bezeichnung | STARLINK AY |
| Gruppe | Starlink L3 |
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| Tage im Orbit | 2104 |
| 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 |
STARLINK-1176 is a communication satellite launched by SpaceX on January 29, 2020, from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station using a Falcon 9 launch vehicle. The spacecraft measures 0.2 meters in length and has a diameter of 2.8 meters with a span of 9 meters. It has a dry mass of 248 kilograms and was equipped with a Ku/Ka-band payload (all) and optical inter-satellite links (a few prototypes). Power is provided by solar arrays and batteries, while it uses krypton ion thrusters for its motor system. The satellites shape consists of a box with panels and operates in the communication sector for SpaceX.