STARLINK AV - Norad ID: 44756
| Spacetrack Directory Name | STARLINK-1051 |
| Alternative name | STARLINK AV |
| Group | Starlink L1 |
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| Days in orbit | 770 |
| Country/organisation of origin | USA (US) |
| Starting point | AFETR (Kennedy Space Center/Cape Canaveral, USA) |
| Type | Satellite |
| WWW | Here |
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| Perigee | 549 km |
| Apogee | 551 km |
The STARLINK-1051 satellite, also known as Starlink 1051, is a communication satellite manufactured by SpaceX (SPXS). It was launched on November 11, 2019, from the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station using a Falcon 9 launch vehicle. The spacecraft has dimensions of 0.2 meters in length and 2.8 meters in diameter with a span of 9 meters. Its dry mass is 248 kilograms and it had a launch mass of 260 kilograms. Equipped with a Ku/Ka-band payload and optical inter-satellite links, STARLINK-1051 uses solar arrays and batteries for power generation. The satellites shape consists of a box design with a pan configuration and is powered by krypton ion thrusters.