STARLINK BC - Norad ID: 44964
| Spacetrack Directory Name | STARLINK-1086 |
| Alternative name | STARLINK BC |
| Group | Starlink L2 |
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| Days in orbit | 1487 |
| 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 |
The STARLINK-1086 satellite, also known as Starlink 1086, is owned and operated by SPXS (SpaceX) and was launched on January 7, 2020, from the AFETR launch site using a Falcon 9 rocket. It has a length of 0.2 meters, a diameter of 2.8 meters, and a span of 9 meters. The satellites dry mass is 248 kg, and it weighs 260 kg at launch. It is equipped with Ku/Ka-band payload communication systems, optical inter-satellite links (on prototypes), solar arrays for power generation, batteries for energy storage, and Krypton ion thrusters as its motor system. The satellites shape is described as a box with an additional pan structure, and it serves the purpose of providing communication services.