STARLINK AK - Norad ID: 45077
| Spacetrack Directory Name | STARLINK-1182 |
| Alternative name | STARLINK AK |
| Group | Starlink L3 |
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| Days in orbit | 800 |
| Country/organisation of origin | USA (US) |
| Starting point | AFETR (Kennedy Space Center/Cape Canaveral, USA) |
| Type | Satellite |
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| Perigee | 409 km |
| Apogee | 412 km |
The STARLINK-1182 satellite, also known as Starlink 1182, is owned and operated by SpaceX (SPXS). It was launched on January 29, 2020, from Cape Canaveral Air Force Stations Launch Complex 40 using a Falcon 9 launch vehicle. This communication satellite has a configuration of a box with a pan shape, measures 0.2 meters in length and 2.8 meters in diameter, with a span of 9 meters. The satellites dry mass is 248 kilograms, and its launch mass was 260 kilograms. It carries a Ku/Ka-band payload, along with optical inter-satellite links on some prototypes, and is equipped with krypton ion thrusters for propulsion. Its power system includes solar arrays and batteries. The satellite was manufactured by SpaceX and operates in the communication domain.