STARLINK AX - Norad ID: 45089
| Spacetrack Directory Name | STARLINK-1136 |
| Alternative name | STARLINK AX |
| Group | Starlink L3 |
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| Days in orbit | 1814 |
| 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-1136 satellite, also known as Starlink 1136, is part of SpaceXs Starlink constellation and was launched on January 29, 2020, from the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station LC40 using a Falcon 9 launch vehicle. The satellite has dimensions of approximately 0.2 meters in length, 2.8 meters in diameter, and 9 meters in span. It carries a dry mass of 248 kilograms and weighs 260 kilograms at launch. Its equipment includes Ku/Ka-band payload capabilities for communication purposes, with some prototypes also featuring optical inter-satellite links. The satellite is powered by solar arrays and batteries and uses Krypton ion thrusters as its motor system.