STARLINK AA - Norad ID: 45068
| Spacetrack Directory Name | STARLINK-1161 |
| Alternative name | STARLINK AA |
| Group | Starlink L3 |
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| Days in orbit | 1996 |
| 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 |
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.