STARLINK BJ - Norad ID: 44970
| Spacetrack Directory Name | STARLINK-1093 |
| Alternative name | STARLINK BJ |
| Group | Starlink L2 |
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| Days in orbit | 2043 |
| 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-1093 is a communication satellite belonging to the Starlink constellation, operated by SpaceX (SPXS). Launched on January 7, 2020, from Cape Canaveral Air Force Stations Launch Complex 40 aboard a Falcon 9 launch vehicle, it has dimensions of 0.2 meters in length and 2.8 meters in diameter with a span of 9 meters. The satellite weighs 260 kilograms at launch and 248 kilograms dry mass. It is equipped with Ku/Ka-band payload (all) and optical inter-satellite links (prototypes), powered by solar arrays and batteries, and utilizes krypton ion thrusters for propulsion. Its shape consists of a box structure with panels.