STARLINK P - Norad ID: 45373
| Spacetrack Directory Name | STARLINK-1295 |
| Alternative name | STARLINK P |
| Group | Starlink L5 |
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| Days in orbit | 1858 |
| Country/organisation of origin | USA (US) |
| Starting point | AFETR (Kennedy Space Center/Cape Canaveral, USA) |
| Type | Satellite |
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| Perigee | 545 km |
| Apogee | 549 km |
The satellite named STARLINK-1295 (OBJECT_ID: 2020-019P) is a Starlink communication satellite launched on March 18, 2020, from Launch Complex 39A at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida using a Falcon 9 launch vehicle. With dimensions of 0.2 meters in length and 2.8 meters in diameter, it features a span of 9 meters. Its dry mass is 248 kg with an initial launch mass of 260 kg. Equipped with Ku/Ka-band payload (all) and optical inter-satellite links on prototypes, the satellite uses krypton ion thrusters for propulsion. It generates power from solar arrays and batteries and has a box plus panel shape. The satellites purpose is communication, operated by SPXS in the United States.