STARLINK AW - Norad ID: 44757
| Spacetrack Directory Name | STARLINK-1052 |
| Alternative name | STARLINK AW |
| Group | Starlink L1 |
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| Days in orbit | 1952 |
| Country/organisation of origin | USA (US) |
| Starting point | AFETR (Kennedy Space Center/Cape Canaveral, USA) |
| Type | Satellite |
| WWW | Here |
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| Perigee | 546 km |
| Apogee | 548 km |
STARLINK-1052, also known as Starlink 1052, is a communication satellite operated by SPXS (SpaceX). Launched on November 11, 2019, from Launch Complex 40 at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station using a Falcon 9 launch vehicle, this satellite has a dry mass of 248 kg and a launch mass of 260 kg. It measures 0.2 meters in length with a diameter of 2.8 meters and a span of 9 meters. Equipped with Ku/Ka-band payload (all) and optical inter-satellite links (on prototypes), it uses solar arrays and batteries for power, along with krypton ion thrusters as its motor system. The satellites shape is described as a box with an antenna pan configuration. Its purpose is to provide communication services as part of the Starlink constellation.