STARLINK B - Norad ID: 44714
| Spacetrack Directory Name | STARLINK-1008 |
| Alternative name | STARLINK B |
| Group | Starlink L1 |
| Follow STARLINK-1008 | STARLINK-1008 Tracker |
| Group follow Starlink L1 | Tracker Starlink L1 |
| Pass predictions STARLINK-1008 | Pass predictions STARLINK-1008 |
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| Days in orbit | 2540 |
| Country/organisation of origin | USA (US) |
| Starting point | AFETR (Kennedy Space Center/Cape Canaveral, USA) |
| Type | Satellite |
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| Perigee | 549 km |
| Apogee | 551 km |
| Orbit slope (inclination) | 53.14° |
| Laps per day | 16 |
| Orbit | LEO |
| Height STARLINK-1008 | 458.7 km |
The STARLINK-1008 satellite, also known as Starlink 1008, is owned and operated by SpaceX (SPXS). Launched on November 11, 2019, from the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Launch Complex 40 using a Falcon 9 launch vehicle, it serves a communication mission. The satellite has dimensions of 0.2 meters in length, 2.8 meters in diameter, and a span of 9 meters. It weighs 260 kilograms at launch with a dry mass of 248 kilograms. Equipped with Ku/Ka-band payload (all) and optical inter-satellite links (some prototypes), it uses krypton ion thrusters for propulsion. Power is supplied by solar arrays and batteries, and its shape can be described as box + pan configuration.
satellite STARLINK-1008 Date of exalting 11.11.2019y. Average height of ISS STARLINK-1008 hundred 458.7 km. Average velocity STARLINK-1008 is 27503.49 km/h. Inclination STARLINK-1008 satellite 53.13°.