STARLINK-1079
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Satellite information STARLINK-1079 - STARLINK Z
| Spacetrack Directory Name | STARLINK-1079 |
| Alternative name | STARLINK Z |
| Group | Starlink L2 |
| Orbit launches |
2020-01-07 |
| Deorbitation date |
2025-08-11 |
| Days in orbit | 2043 |
| Country/organisation of origin | USA (US) |
| Starting point | AFETR (Kennedy Space Center/Cape Canaveral, USA) |
| Type | Satellite |
| Categories | |
| Perigee | 546 km |
| Apogee | 548 km |
Additional information STARLINK-1079
The Starlink-1079 satellite, also known as Starlink 1079, is a communication satellite owned and operated by SpaceX (SPXS). Launched on January 7, 2020, from the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Launch Complex 40 using a Falcon 9 launch vehicle, it weighs approximately 260 kg at launch with a dry mass of 248 kg. The satellite measures 0.2 meters in length and has a diameter of 2.8 meters and a span of 9 meters. It is equipped with a Ku/Ka-band payload and optical inter-satellite links for communication purposes, along with krypton ion thrusters as its motor system and solar arrays paired with batteries to provide power. Its shape is described as box-like with additional panels.
Average velocity STARLINK-1079
Average inclination STARLINK-1079
Mean right ascension of the ascending node (RAAN) STARLINK-1079
Mean argument of perigee STARLINK-1079
Mean semi-major axis of the orbit STARLINK-1079
Mean orbital eccentricity STARLINK-1079
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