STARLINK A - Norad ID: 44914
| Spacetrack Directory Name | STARLINK-1073 |
| Alternative name | STARLINK A |
| Group | Starlink L2 |
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| Days in orbit | 1932 |
| Country/organisation of origin | USA (US) |
| Starting point | AFETR (Kennedy Space Center/Cape Canaveral, USA) |
| Type | Satellite |
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| Perigee | 546 km |
| Apogee | 548 km |
The Starlink-1073 satellite, also known as Starlink 1073, was launched on January 7, 2020, from the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station using a Falcon 9 launch vehicle. This communication satellite has dimensions of 0.2 meters in length and 2.8 meters in diameter with a span of 9 meters. It carries a Ku/Ka-band payload and optical inter-satellite links for data transmission. The satellite, manufactured by SpaceX (SPXS), has a dry mass of 248 kilograms and was launched at a mass of 260 kilograms, powered by solar arrays and batteries. It is equipped with krypton ion thrusters as its propulsion system and operates within the Starlink constellation to provide communication services.