STARLINK AF - Norad ID: 45073
| Spacetrack Directory Name | STARLINK-1170 |
| Alternative name | STARLINK AF |
| Group | Starlink L3 |
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| Days in orbit | 1965 |
| 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-1170 satellite, also known as Starlink 1170, is owned and operated by SpaceX (SPXS) for communication purposes. Launched on January 29, 2020, from the LC40 launch pad at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station using a Falcon 9 rocket, this satellite is part of the Starlink constellation. It has dimensions of 0.2 meters in length and 2.8 meters in diameter with a span of 9 meters. The spacecraft has a dry mass of 248 kilograms and was launched at a total mass of 260 kilograms. Equipped with Ku/Ka-band payload communications and optical inter-satellite links, it utilizes solar arrays and batteries for power supply and krypton ion thrusters for propulsion. The satellite is designed in a box plus pan shape without additional specifications on its color or material composition provided.