2019-029AN - Norad ID: 44271
| Spacetrack Directory Name | STARLINK-59 |
| Alternative name | 2019-029AN |
| Group | Starlink 0 |
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| Days in orbit | 510 |
| Country/organisation of origin | USA (US) |
| Starting point | AFETR (Kennedy Space Center/Cape Canaveral, USA) |
| Type | Satellite |
| WWW | Here |
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STARLINK-59, also known as Starlink 59, is a communication satellite operated by SPXS (SpaceX). Launched on May 24, 2019, from the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Launch Complex 40 using a Falcon 9 launch vehicle, it has a bus configuration named Starlink. The spacecraft measures 0.2 meters in length, with a diameter of 2.8 meters and a span of 9 meters, indicating an extended structure like solar panels or antennas. Its dry mass is 219 kg, while its launch mass was 227 kg. Equipped with Ku-band payload equipment for communication purposes, the satellite also features krypton ion thrusters as motors and solar arrays along with batteries for power supply. The spacecrafts shape is described as a box with additional structures like solar panels or antennas (referred to as pan).