STARLINK BH - Norad ID: 44969
| Spacetrack Directory Name | STARLINK-1092 |
| Alternative name | STARLINK BH |
| Group | Starlink L2 |
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| Days in orbit | 2020 |
| 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-1092 is a communication satellite belonging to SpaceXs Starlink constellation, identified by its NORAD catalog ID 44969 and object ID 2020-001BH. Launched on January 7, 2020, from the Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR), LC40 pad using a Falcon 9 launch vehicle, it has a dry mass of 248 kilograms and a launch mass of 260 kilograms. The satellite is equipped with Ku/Ka-band payload equipment and optical inter-satellite links for communication purposes. It features solar arrays and batteries for power generation and uses krypton ion thrusters as its propulsion system. The spacecraft has dimensions of 0.2 meters in length, a diameter of 2.8 meters, and a span of 9 meters, with a box shape plus an additional pan configuration.