STARLINK Y - Norad ID: 44936
| Spacetrack Directory Name | STARLINK-1078 |
| Alternative name | STARLINK Y |
| Group | Starlink L2 |
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| Days in orbit | 650 |
| Country/organisation of origin | USA (US) |
| Starting point | AFETR (Kennedy Space Center/Cape Canaveral, USA) |
| Type | Satellite |
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The STARLINK-1078 satellite, also known as Starlink 1078, is part of the Starlink constellation and was launched on January 7, 2020, from Launch Complex 40 (LC40) at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station using a Falcon 9 launch vehicle. It has dimensions of 0.2 meters in length, 2.8 meters in diameter, and 9 meters in span, with a dry mass of 248 kilograms and a launch mass of 260 kilograms. The satellite is owned by SpaceX (SPXS) and serves communication purposes through its Ku/Ka-band payload and optical inter-satellite links on some prototypes. It is equipped with solar arrays for power generation, Krypton ion thrusters as motors, and batteries to store energy.