STARLINK-48

Photo STARLINK-48

44289
Spacetrack Directory Number
2019-05-24
Orbit launches
2021-04-18
695 Days in orbit
489.96 km
Average height
27440.65 km/h
Average velocity
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Satellite information STARLINK-48 - 2019-029BG

Spacetrack Directory Name STARLINK-48
Alternative name 2019-029BG
Group Starlink 0
Orbit launches 2019-05-24
Deorbitation date 2021-04-18
Days in orbit 695
Country/organisation of origin USA (US)
Starting point AFETR (Kennedy Space Center/Cape Canaveral, USA)
Type Satellite
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Perigee 508 km
Apogee 510 km

Additional information STARLINK-48

The STARLINK-48 satellite, also known as Starlink 48, is a communication spacecraft under the Starlink constellation operated by SPXS (SpaceX). It was launched on May 24, 2019, from Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station using a Falcon 9 launch vehicle. The satellite measures 0.2 meters in length and has a diameter of 2.8 meters with a span of 9 meters. It carries a Ku-band payload for communication purposes and is powered by solar arrays and batteries. Equipped with krypton ion thrusters, it weighs approximately 219 kilograms without fuel (dry mass) and had a launch mass of 227 kilograms.



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Update time: 2026-10-13 17:10:28