STARLINK C - Norad ID: 45362
| Spacetrack Directory Name | STARLINK-1306 |
| Alternative name | STARLINK C |
| Group | Starlink L5 |
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| Days in orbit | 2128 |
| 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-1306 satellite, also known as Starlink 1306, is part of SpaceXs Starlink constellation and was launched on March 18, 2020, from the Kennedy Space Center (LC39A) aboard a Falcon 9 launch vehicle. It has a configuration shaped like a box with a pan-shaped component, measuring 0.2 meters in length, 2.8 meters in diameter, and 9 meters in span. The satellites dry mass is 248 kilograms with a launch mass of 260 kilograms. Equipped with a Ku/Ka-band payload (all) and optical inter-satellite links on a few prototypes, it uses krypton ion thrusters for propulsion and solar arrays along with batteries for power generation. Its primary mission is communication.