STARLINK AX - Norad ID: 44758
| Spacetrack Directory Name | STARLINK-1053 |
| Alternative name | STARLINK AX |
| Group | Starlink L1 |
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| Days in orbit | 2333 |
| 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 |
The satellite STARLINK-1053 (OBJECT_ID: 2019-074AX) is a communication satellite manufactured by SPXS and owned by the same entity. It was launched on November 11, 2019, from Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station using a Falcon 9 launch vehicle. The satellite has dimensions of approximately 0.2 meters in length, 2.8 meters in diameter, and a span of 9 meters. It carries a Ku/Ka-band payload and optical inter-satellite links on some prototypes. Equipped with solar arrays and batteries for power, the satellite uses krypton ion thrusters as its motor system. Its dry mass is reported to be 248 kilograms, with an initial launch mass of 260 kilograms. The shape of the satellite is described as a box with panels extending from it.