STARLINK Y - Norad ID: 45066
| Spacetrack Directory Name | STARLINK-1145 |
| Alternative name | STARLINK Y |
| Group | Starlink L3 |
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| Days in orbit | 1827 |
| 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 | 549 km |
The STARLINK-1145 satellite, also known as Starlink 1145, is a communication satellite operated by SPXS (SpaceX). It was launched on January 29, 2020, from the Cape Canaveral Air Force Stations LC40 pad using a Falcon 9 launch vehicle. The satellite measures 0.2 meters in length with a diameter of 2.8 meters and has a span of 9 meters due to its solar arrays or other deployable structures. Its dry mass is 248 kilograms, and it had a launch mass of 260 kilograms. It uses krypton ion thrusters for propulsion and is equipped with Ku/Ka-band payload capabilities as well as optical inter-satellite links (prototypes). The satellites power comes from solar arrays and batteries, and its shape is described as box-like with an additional pan structure.