STARLINK R - Norad ID: 45059
| Spacetrack Directory Name | STARLINK-1165 |
| Alternative name | STARLINK R |
| Group | Starlink L3 |
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| Days in orbit | 1654 |
| 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 |
STARLINK-1165, also known as Starlink 1165, is a communication satellite operated by SpaceX (SPXS). It was launched on January 29, 2020, from the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Launch Complex 40 (LC40) using a Falcon 9 launch vehicle. The spacecraft 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 (all) and optical inter-satellite links (a few prototypes), the satellite is powered by solar arrays and batteries and uses Krypton ion thrusters for propulsion. Its shape is described as Box + pan.