STARLINK-1161

Photo STARLINK-1161

45068
Spacetrack Directory Number
2020-01-29
Orbit launches
2025-07-17
1996 Days in orbit
450.56 km
Average height
27520.65 km/h
Average velocity
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Satellite information STARLINK-1161 - STARLINK AA

Spacetrack Directory Name STARLINK-1161
Alternative name STARLINK AA
Group Starlink L3
Orbit launches 2020-01-29
Deorbitation date 2025-07-17
Days in orbit 1996
Country/organisation of origin USA (US)
Starting point AFETR (Kennedy Space Center/Cape Canaveral, USA)
Type Satellite
Categories
Perigee 546 km
Apogee 548 km

Additional information STARLINK-1161

The STARLINK-1161 satellite, also known as Starlink 1161 and identified by NORAD CAT ID 45068 and OBJECT ID 2020-006AA, is a communication satellite manufactured by SpaceX (SPXS) and launched on January 29, 2020. Launched from the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station LC40 using a Falcon 9 launch vehicle, it has a dry mass of 248 kg and a launch mass of 260 kg. The satellite features a box-shaped structure with solar arrays for power generation and includes a Ku/Ka-band payload along with optical inter-satellite links in prototype form. Equipped with krypton ion thrusters for propulsion, it serves the communication mission as part of SpaceXs Starlink constellation project.



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Update time: 2026-10-31 19:10:27