Starlink 1118 - Norad ID: 44948
| Spacetrack Directory Name | STARLINK AL |
| Alternative name | Starlink 1118 |
| Group | Starlink L2 |
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| Days in orbit | 86 |
| Country/organisation of origin | USA (US) |
| Starting point | AFETR (Kennedy Space Center/Cape Canaveral, USA) |
| Type | Satellite |
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The STARLINK-1118 satellite, also known as Starlink 1118, is a communication satellite belonging to SpaceXs Starlink constellation. Launched on January 7, 2020, from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station (LC40) aboard a Falcon 9 launch vehicle, the satellite has dimensions of 0.2 meters in length, a diameter of 2.8 meters, and a span of 9 meters. It weighs 260 kilograms at launch with a dry mass of 248 kilograms. Equipped with Ku/Ka-band payload capabilities and optical inter-satellite links (in prototype form), the satellite uses solar arrays and batteries for power and employs krypton ion thrusters as its propulsion system. The shape is described as box-like with an additional pan design, and it was manufactured by SpaceX to serve in communication missions.