STARLINK AR - Norad ID: 44953
| Spacetrack Directory Name | STARLINK-1124 |
| Alternative name | STARLINK AR |
| Group | Starlink L2 |
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| Days in orbit | 1453 |
| 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 |
STARLINK-1124 is a communication satellite launched by SpaceX on January 7, 2020, from Cape Canaveral Air Force Stations Launch Complex 40 using a Falcon 9 launch vehicle. The spacecraft measures 0.2 meters in length and has a diameter of 2.8 meters with a span of 9 meters. It was manufactured by SpaceX and had a dry mass of 248 kilograms at launch, weighing 260 kilograms total. Equipped with Ku/Ka-band payload (all) and optical inter-satellite links (a few prototypes), it uses solar arrays and batteries for power and employs krypton ion thrusters as its motor system. The satellite is part of the Starlink V1.0-L2-40 constellation and has a box-shaped design with additional panels.