STARLINK L - Norad ID: 45370
| Spacetrack Directory Name | STARLINK-1281 |
| Alternative name | STARLINK L |
| Group | Starlink L5 |
| Follow STARLINK-1281 | STARLINK-1281 Tracker |
| Group follow Starlink L5 | Tracker Starlink L5 |
| Pass predictions STARLINK-1281 | Pass predictions STARLINK-1281 |
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| Days in orbit | 2430 |
| 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 |
| Orbit slope (inclination) | 53.15° |
| Laps per day | 16 |
| Orbit | LEO |
| Height STARLINK-1281 | 487.29 km |
The STARLINK-1281 satellite, also known as Starlink 1281, is a communication satellite manufactured by SpaceX (SPXS) and launched on March 18, 2020, from Launch Complex 39A at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station using the Falcon 9 launch vehicle. The satellite has dimensions of 0.2 meters in length, 2.8 meters in diameter, and a span of 9 meters. It has a dry mass of 248 kilograms and was launched with a total mass of 260 kilograms. Equipped with Ku/Ka-band payload and optical inter-satellite links (prototypes), the satellite uses solar arrays and batteries for power and krypton ion thrusters for propulsion. The design is described as Box + pan shaped, and it serves communication purposes as part of SpaceXs Starlink constellation.
satellite STARLINK-1281 Date of exalting 18.03.2020y. Average height of ISS STARLINK-1281 hundred 487.29 km. Average velocity STARLINK-1281 is 27445.7 km/h. Inclination STARLINK-1281 satellite 53.12°.