STARLINK BL - Norad ID: 45102
| Spacetrack Directory Name | STARLINK-1195 |
| Alternative name | STARLINK BL |
| Group | Starlink L3 |
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| Days in orbit | 1477 |
| 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 STARLINK-1195 satellite, also known as Starlink 1195, is part of SpaceXs Starlink constellation and was launched on January 29, 2020, from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station using a Falcon 9 launch vehicle. It has dimensions of approximately 0.2 meters in length, 2.8 meters in diameter, and spans 9 meters when fully extended. The satellite weighs around 260 kilograms at launch with a dry mass of 248 kilograms and is equipped with Ku/Ka-band payload capabilities along with optical inter-satellite links for communication purposes. It uses solar arrays and batteries for power generation and krypton ion thrusters for propulsion.