STARLINK-1173

Photo STARLINK-1173

45084
Spacetrack Directory Number
2020-01-29
Orbit launches
2025-10-29
2100 Days in orbit
476.7 km
Average height
27468.67 km/h
Average velocity
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Satellite information STARLINK-1173 - STARLINK AS

Spacetrack Directory Name STARLINK-1173
Alternative name STARLINK AS
Group Starlink L3
Orbit launches 2020-01-29
Deorbitation date 2025-10-29
Days in orbit 2100
Country/organisation of origin USA (US)
Starting point AFETR (Kennedy Space Center/Cape Canaveral, USA)
Type Satellite
Categories
Perigee 546 km
Apogee 549 km

Additional information STARLINK-1173

The satellite named STARLINK-1173 (OBJECT_ID: 2020-006AS) is a Starlink communication satellite launched on January 29, 2020, from the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Launch Complex 40 using a Falcon 9 launch vehicle. The spacecraft has dimensions of approximately 0.2 meters in length and 2.8 meters in diameter with a span of 9 meters. It has a dry mass of 248 kilograms and was launched at a mass of 260 kilograms. Equipped with Ku/Ka-band payload capabilities, along with optical inter-satellite links (found on a few prototypes), the satellite is powered by solar arrays and batteries. Its propulsion system uses krypton ion thrusters for orbital maneuvers. The manufacturer of STARLINK-1173 is SpaceX (SPXS), and it serves communication purposes as part of its mission objectives.



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Update time: 2026-11-01 20:10:27