STARLINK M - Norad ID: 45055
| Spacetrack Directory Name | STARLINK-1157 |
| Alternative name | STARLINK M |
| Group | Starlink L3 |
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| Days in orbit | 267 |
| Country/organisation of origin | USA (US) |
| Starting point | AFETR (Kennedy Space Center/Cape Canaveral, USA) |
| Type | Satellite |
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The STARLINK-1157 satellite, also known as Starlink 1157, is a communication satellite built by SpaceX (SPXS) and launched on January 29, 2020, from Launch Complex 40 at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station using a Falcon 9 launch vehicle. The spacecraft 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. It is equipped with Ku/Ka-band payload systems (all) and optical inter-satellite links (prototypes). The satellite uses solar arrays and batteries for power supply and employs krypton ion thrusters as its propulsion system. Its shape is described as box-like with a pan structure, and it serves the purpose of communication in its mission.