Starlink Cable Lengths

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The Starlink cable connects the antenna (dish) to the router/power supply. This cable carries both power and data for the dish. The connectors are proprietary to Starlink. The length of the cable between the router and Starlink antenna varies, depending on which type of Starlink dish you have. In this article, I’ll go over the cable lengths for each type of dish.

Starlink Cable Type

The Starlink cable is shielded CAT5e, also known as STP CAT5e. It contains 4 twisted pairs, for a total of 8 wires. The dish is powered with Starlink’s unique PoE (power over Ethernet) version, so data and power travel through the CAT5e cable. The connectors on each end of the Starlink cable are proprietary.

Standard Residential and RV

The Standard Starlink cable length is 50 feet, or 15 meters.

With the Standard hardware, it is possible to replace the 50 ft. cable with a 150 ft. cable. You can purchase the 150 ft. extended cable from the Starlink shop.

Note: The cables cannot be combined. For example, it’s not possible to purchase the 150 ft. cable and attach it to the existing 50 ft. cable to create a 200 ft. cable.

High Performance and Business

High Performance and Business Starlink kits come with an 82 ft. cable (25 meters). There is no extension cable available for this hardware model.

Flat High Performance and Maritime

The Flat High Performance Starlink dish comes with a cable that is 26.2 ft., or 8 meters. There is no cable extension available.

Original Circular Dish

The original, round Starlink dish comes with a 100 ft. cable.

Because this model uses standard connectors, cable extensions are available aftermarket with the use of a coupler. Starlink does not sell cable extensions for the round dish.

What is The Maximum Starlink Cable Length?

The maximum run for a Starlink cable is 150 feet. The Standard hardware kit comes with the 50 ft. cable, so in order to get to the maximum, you would need to order the 150 ft. Starlink cable. The cables cannot be combined, and there are no aftermarket adapters or extenders available.

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Alan P
Alan P
22 days ago

Have you ever cut the cable to install an Ethernet connector? It would be much easier in an RV to have a jack that the cable is plugged into outside, with the jack being wired to the router.

Alan P
Alan P
22 days ago
Reply to  Noah Clarke

Thanks!

Ludovic
Ludovic
1 month ago

Hey mate, that’s a great article. I have an “old” circular dish and my cable seem to be broken. What do you mean by :
“Because this model uses standard connectors, cable extensions are available aftermarket with the use of a coupler. Starlink does not sell cable extensions for the round dish. ”
What kind of cable should I look for? A simple cat6 cable?

Thanks again for your help and this useful article.

Nick Capsticks
1 month ago

Hi – I am upgrading a solution from residential to business class – can I reuse the already installed cable for the residential and plug it into the business class dish – this would save me a load of time? Thanks

stuart McPherson
2 months ago

hi
one of my customers is building a house and requires the 20m cable from the dish to the router – how do we purchase this please
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stuart McPherson
2 months ago
Reply to  Noah Clarke

hi
it is asking to sign in to purchase the cable – they wont have an account till the end of he year – just need the cable for now

Jason Crockett
Jason Crockett
3 months ago

Hello,

I have the high performance dish. In the box it came with a cable that has starlinks type-c style and the other end a RJ 45. What is this cable for?

Stephen Henderson
Stephen Henderson
4 months ago

I need to install my starlink cable UNDERGROUND for approximately 145 from the dish to my home–is there a cable available to accomplish this? Thanks in advance!