Starlink 1311 - Norad ID: 45363
| Spacetrack Directory Name | STARLINK D |
| Alternative name | Starlink 1311 |
| Group | Starlink L5 |
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| Days in orbit | 191 |
| Country/organisation of origin | USA (US) |
| Starting point | AFETR (Kennedy Space Center/Cape Canaveral, USA) |
| Type | Satellite |
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STARLINK-1311 is a communication satellite launched on March 18, 2020, from Launch Complex 39A at AFETR using the Falcon 9 launch vehicle by SpaceX (SPXS). It has dimensions of 0.2 meters in length and a diameter of 2.8 meters with a span of 9 meters. The satellite weighs 260 kilograms at launch and has a dry mass of 248 kilograms. Equipped with Ku/Ka-band payload capabilities and optical inter-satellite links on prototypes, it relies on solar arrays and batteries for power. Its propulsion system consists of krypton ion thrusters. The satellite is part of the Starlink constellation and was designed for communication purposes.