STARLINK BM - Norad ID: 44973
| Spacetrack Directory Name | STARLINK-1115 |
| Alternative name | STARLINK BM |
| Group | Starlink L2 |
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| Days in orbit | 2073 |
| 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 satellite named STARLINK-1115 (OBJECT_ID: 2020-001BM) is a Starlink satellite launched on January 7, 2020, from Cape Canaveral Air Force Stations Launch Complex 40 using the 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, featuring a box plus pan shape. Its dry mass is 248 kg, and it was launched at a total mass of 260 kg. The satellites mission is for communication purposes and is equipped with Ku/Ka-band payload and optical inter-satellite links (on some prototypes). It utilizes solar arrays and batteries for power and krypton ion thrusters as its motor. Owned by SpaceX, it was manufactured by the same entity and operates in a communication capacity.