STARLINK V - Norad ID: 44933
| Spacetrack Directory Name | STARLINK-1144 |
| Alternative name | STARLINK V |
| Group | Starlink L2 |
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| Days in orbit | 2230 |
| 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 |
STARLINK-1144, also known as Starlink 1144, is a communication satellite operated by SPXS (SpaceX). Launched on January 7, 2020, from the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station using Falcon 9 launch vehicle, it has dimensions of 0.2 meters in length and 2.8 meters in diameter with a span of 9 meters. The satellites dry mass is 248 kilograms and its launch mass was 260 kilograms. It is equipped with Ku/Ka-band payload (all) and optical inter-satellite links (a few prototypes), powered by solar arrays and batteries, and uses Krypton ion thrusters for propulsion. Its shape is described as a box with a pan design. The satellites purpose is to support communication services as part of the Starlink V1.0-L2-20 payload configuration.