2019-029T - Norad ID: 44252
| Spacetrack Directory Name | STARLINK-71 |
| Alternative name | 2019-029T |
| Group | Starlink 0 |
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| Days in orbit | 1248 |
| Country/organisation of origin | USA (US) |
| Starting point | AFETR (Kennedy Space Center/Cape Canaveral, USA) |
| Type | Satellite |
| WWW | Here |
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| Perigee | 527 km |
| Apogee | 530 km |
The STARLINK-71 satellite, also known as Starlink 71, is part of SpaceXs Starlink constellation and was launched on May 24, 2019, from Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station using a Falcon 9 launch vehicle. It has dimensions of approximately 0.2 meters in length, 2.8 meters in diameter, and spans 9 meters when its components are fully deployed. The satellite weighs 227 kilograms at launch and has a dry mass of 219 kilograms. Equipped with a Ku-band payload for communication purposes, it uses solar arrays and batteries for power supply and is propelled by Krypton ion thrusters. The spacecrafts structure consists of a box shape combined with panels and is intended to provide global internet coverage as part of the Starlink constellation.