STARLINK AW - Norad ID: 44958
| Spacetrack Directory Name | STARLINK-1075 |
| Alternative name | STARLINK AW |
| Group | Starlink L2 |
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| Days in orbit | 569 |
| Country/organisation of origin | USA (US) |
| Starting point | AFETR (Kennedy Space Center/Cape Canaveral, USA) |
| Type | Satellite |
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STARLINK-1075 is a communication satellite operated by SpaceX (SPXS) and was launched on January 7, 2020, from Cape Canaveral Air Force Stations Launch Complex 40 using the 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, with a dry mass of 248 kilograms and 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 as its motor system. The satellite is designed in a box plus panel configuration and serves the mission purpose of communication.