STARLINK AH - Norad ID: 44945
| Spacetrack Directory Name | STARLINK-1109 |
| Alternative name | STARLINK AH |
| Group | Starlink L2 |
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| Days in orbit | 1968 |
| 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-1109 satellite, also known as Starlink 1109, is a communication satellite owned and operated by SpaceX (SPXS). It was launched on January 7, 2020, from the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Launch Complex 40 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. Its dry mass is 248 kilograms with a launch mass of 260 kilograms. Equipped with Ku/Ka-band payload capabilities and optical inter-satellite links (prototypes), it uses solar arrays and batteries for power and krypton ion thrusters for propulsion. The satellites shape is described as Box + pan, and it operates in low Earth orbit to provide communication services.