STARLINK F - Norad ID: 45365
| Spacetrack Directory Name | STARLINK-1317 |
| Alternative name | STARLINK F |
| Group | Starlink L5 |
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| Days in orbit | 1336 |
| Country/organisation of origin | USA (US) |
| Starting point | AFETR (Kennedy Space Center/Cape Canaveral, USA) |
| Type | Satellite |
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| Perigee | 548 km |
| Apogee | 551 km |
The STARLINK-1317 satellite, also known as Starlink 1317, is owned and operated by SpaceX (SPXS) for communication purposes. Launched on March 18, 2020, from Launch Complex 39A (LC39A) at the Air Force Eastern Test Range using a Falcon 9 launch vehicle, this satellite measures 0.2 meters in length with a diameter of 2.8 meters and a span of 9 meters. It has a dry mass of 248 kg and was launched with a total mass of 260 kg. The payload includes Ku/Ka-band communications equipment and optical inter-satellite links (prototypes). Power is provided by solar arrays and batteries, while propulsion is achieved through krypton ion thrusters.