STARLINK AJ - Norad ID: 45076
| Spacetrack Directory Name | STARLINK-1180 |
| Alternative name | STARLINK AJ |
| Group | Starlink L3 |
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| Days in orbit | 1662 |
| 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 | 549 km |
The STARLINK-1180 satellite, also known as Starlink 1180, is owned and operated by SpaceX (SPXS). It was launched on January 29, 2020, from the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station using a Falcon 9 launch vehicle. The satellite has dimensions of 0.2 meters in length, 2.8 meters in diameter, and spans 9 meters when fully deployed. Its dry mass is 248 kilograms with a total launch mass of 260 kilograms. Equipped with Ku/Ka-band payload and optical inter-satellite links (on prototypes), it uses solar arrays and batteries for power and krypton ion thrusters for propulsion. The mission objective is communication, and its design includes a box shape with panels.