STARLINK BM - Norad ID: 45103
| Spacetrack Directory Name | STARLINK-1196 |
| Alternative name | STARLINK BM |
| Group | Starlink L3 |
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| Days in orbit | 1670 |
| 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 satellite named STARLINK-1196, also known as Starlink 1196, is part of the Starlink constellation and was launched on January 29, 2020, from the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station (LC40) using a Falcon 9 launch vehicle. It has a configuration of Box + pan with dimensions including a length of 0.2 meters, diameter of 2.8 meters, and span of 9 meters. The satellites dry mass is 248 kilograms and its launch mass was 260 kilograms. Equipped with Ku/Ka-band payload and optical inter-satellite links (prototypes), the satellite uses krypton ion thrusters for propulsion and solar arrays along with batteries for power supply. It is owned by SpaceX (SPXS) and its primary mission is communication purposes.