STARLINK BE - Norad ID: 44765
| Spacetrack Directory Name | STARLINK-1060 |
| Alternative name | STARLINK BE |
| Group | Starlink L1 |
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| Days in orbit | 2287 |
| 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 STARLINK-1060 satellite, also known as Starlink 1060, is owned and operated by SpaceX (SPXS) for communication purposes. Launched on November 11, 2019, from Cape Canaveral Air Force Stations Launch Complex 40 using a Falcon 9 launch vehicle, the spacecraft has dimensions of 0.2 meters in length, 2.8 meters in diameter, and a span of 9 meters. It has a dry mass of 248 kilograms and a launch mass of 260 kilograms. The satellite is equipped with a Ku/Ka-band payload and includes optical inter-satellite links on some prototypes. Its propulsion system uses krypton ion thrusters, and it generates power through solar arrays and batteries. The equipment aboard supports the missions communication objectives.