2019-029AT - Norad ID: 44276
| Spacetrack Directory Name | STARLINK-65 |
| Alternative name | 2019-029AT |
| Group | Starlink 0 |
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| Days in orbit | 516 |
| Country/organisation of origin | USA (US) |
| Starting point | AFETR (Kennedy Space Center/Cape Canaveral, USA) |
| Type | Satellite |
| WWW | Here |
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The Starlink satellite, designated STARLINK-65 or Starlink 65, is part of SpaceXs Starlink constellation and was launched on May 24, 2019, from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Launch Complex 40 using a Falcon 9 launch vehicle. It has dimensions of 0.2 meters in length, 2.8 meters in diameter, and spans 9 meters when 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 and powered by solar arrays and batteries, it uses Krypton ion thrusters as its motor system. Manufactured by SpaceX (SPXS), the mission of STARLINK-65 is to provide global internet coverage as part of the Starlink V0.9-42 payload configuration. The satellite has a box-shaped body with a pan configuration.