STARLINK BA - Norad ID: 44761
| Spacetrack Directory Name | STARLINK-1056 |
| Alternative name | STARLINK BA |
| Group | Starlink L1 |
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| Days in orbit | 2189 |
| Country/organisation of origin | USA (US) |
| Starting point | AFETR (Kennedy Space Center/Cape Canaveral, USA) |
| Type | Satellite |
| WWW | Here |
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| Perigee | 546 km |
| Apogee | 548 km |
STARLINK-1056 is a communication satellite operated by SpaceX (SPXS) and launched on November 11, 2019, from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Launch Complex 40 using the Falcon 9 launch vehicle. The spacecraft has dimensions of 0.2 meters in length, 2.8 meters in diameter, and a span of 9 meters, with a dry mass of 248 kilograms and a launch mass of 260 kilograms. It is equipped with Ku/Ka-band payload (all), optical inter-satellite links (few prototypes), krypton ion thrusters for propulsion, solar arrays, and batteries for power generation. The satellites shape is described as box plus pan configuration.