STARLINK AE - Norad ID: 45072
| Spacetrack Directory Name | STARLINK-1168 |
| Alternative name | STARLINK AE |
| Group | Starlink L3 |
| Follow STARLINK-1168 | STARLINK-1168 Tracker |
| Group follow Starlink L3 | Tracker Starlink L3 |
| Pass predictions STARLINK-1168 | Pass predictions STARLINK-1168 |
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| Days in orbit | 2473 |
| Country/organisation of origin | USA (US) |
| Starting point | AFETR (Kennedy Space Center/Cape Canaveral, USA) |
| Type | Satellite |
| Categories | |
| Perigee | 546 km |
| Apogee | 548 km |
| Orbit slope (inclination) | 53.15° |
| Laps per day | 16 |
| Orbit | LEO |
| Height STARLINK-1168 | 479.82 km |
STARLINK-1168, also known as Starlink 1168, is a communication satellite operated by SpaceX (SPXS). It was launched on January 29, 2020, from Launch Complex 40 at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station using a Falcon 9 launch vehicle. The satellite has dimensions of approximately 0.2 meters in length and 2.8 meters in diameter with a span of 9 meters due to its deployable components. It carries a dry mass of 248 kilograms and had an initial launch mass of 260 kilograms, equipped with solar arrays and batteries for power generation. The satellite is part of the Starlink V1.0-L3-29 payload configuration and includes a Ku/Ka-band communication payload along with optical inter-satellite links on some prototypes. It utilizes krypton ion thrusters as its propulsion system and has a box plus panel shape design.
satellite STARLINK-1168 Date of exalting 29.01.2020y. Average height of ISS STARLINK-1168 hundred 479.82 km. Average velocity STARLINK-1168 is 27460.51 km/h. Inclination STARLINK-1168 satellite 53.14°.