Air Force One Gets Starlink, Astrobotic Acquired | KeepTrack Space Brief
Trump's interim Air Force One—a $400M Boeing 747-8—equipped with Starlink for presidential communications. First confirmed LEO constellation use for White House comms.
Launch Date
July 18, 2011
Launch Site
Launch Pad
LC45/1
Launch Vehicle
Zenit-3SLBF
NORAD ID
45869
International Designator
2011-037CT
Epoch
Wed, 08 Sep 2021 01:07:00 GMT
Apogee
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Perigee
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Inclination
51.46°
Right Ascension
264.47°
Eccentricity
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Argument of Perigee
294.67°
Period
144.16 min
Mean Motion
9.99 rev/day
Latitude
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Longitude
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Name
FREGAT DEB
Alternative Name
deb Fregat SBB
Type
Status
Owner
VVKOV
Country
Russia
Constellation
N/A
Related Satellites
Major Events
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1 45869U 11037CT 21250.04653237 .00196566 00000-0 11497+0 0 9998
2 45869 51.4639 264.4697 2433004 294.6683 42.0560 9.98917812 45228
Source: Celestrak
Length
0
Diameter
0
Span
0
Dry Mass
0
Launch Mass
0
Shape
N/A
Radar Cross Section
Unknown
Visual Magnitude
Unknown
Color
Unknown
Material Composition
Unknown
Payload
Unknown
Purpose
Unknown
Mission
Unknown
Manufacturer
NPOLO
Life Expectancy
Unknown
Bus
Unknown
Configuration
Unknown
Motor
Unknown
Equipment
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Power System
Unknown
ADCS
Unknown
Transmitter Frequency
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