STARLINK N - Norad ID: 45056
| Spacetrack Directory Name | STARLINK-1158 |
| Alternative name | STARLINK N |
| Group | Starlink L3 |
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| Days in orbit | 311 |
| Country/organisation of origin | USA (US) |
| Starting point | AFETR (Kennedy Space Center/Cape Canaveral, USA) |
| Type | Satellite |
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The STARLINK-1158 satellite, also known as Starlink 1158, is a communication satellite manufactured by SPXS and launched on January 29, 2020, from the Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR), using a Falcon 9 launch vehicle. With dimensions of 0.2 meters in length and 2.8 meters in diameter, it has a span of 9 meters and a dry mass of 248 kilograms. The satellites mission is to provide communication services through its Ku/Ka-band payload and optical inter-satellite links (prototypes). It is powered by solar arrays and batteries, and features Krypton ion thrusters for propulsion.