2019-029BE - Norad ID: 44287
| Spacetrack Directory Name | STARLINK-76 |
| Alternative name | 2019-029BE |
| Group | Starlink 0 |
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| Days in orbit | 856 |
| Country/organisation of origin | USA (US) |
| Starting point | AFETR (Kennedy Space Center/Cape Canaveral, USA) |
| Type | Satellite |
| WWW | Here |
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| Perigee | 428 km |
| Apogee | 431 km |
STARLINK-76 is a communication satellite belonging to the Starlink constellation, owned and operated by SPXS (SpaceX). Launched on May 24, 2019, from Cape Canaveral Air Force Stations Launch Complex 40 using a Falcon 9 launch vehicle, it serves as part of SpaceXs effort to provide global internet coverage. The satellite has dimensions of approximately 0.2 meters in length and 2.8 meters in diameter with a span of 9 meters due to its solar arrays. It weighs about 219 kilograms dry and had an initial launch mass of 227 kilograms. Equipped with Ku-band payload for communication purposes, it uses krypton ion thrusters as propulsion and is powered by solar arrays complemented with batteries. The satellites shape consists of a box structure plus a pan configuration.