STARLINK AQ - Norad ID: 45082
| Spacetrack Directory Name | STARLINK-1160 |
| Alternative name | STARLINK AQ |
| Group | Starlink L3 |
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| Days in orbit | 1688 |
| 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 satellite named STARLINK-1160 (OBJECT_ID: 2020-006AQ) is a Starlink communication satellite manufactured by SPXS and launched on January 29, 2020, from Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station using the Falcon 9 launch vehicle. It has dimensions of 0.2 meters in length, 2.8 meters in diameter, and a span of 9 meters. The satellite features a box plus pan shape with solar arrays and batteries for power generation. Its dry mass is 248 kilograms while its launch mass was 260 kilograms. Equipped with Ku/Ka-band payload (all) and optical inter-satellite links (prototypes), it uses Krypton ion thrusters as motors to maneuver in orbit. The satellites main purpose is communication, operating within the Starlink constellation and serving under the ownership of SPXS.