2019-029BG - Norad ID: 44289
| Spacetrack Directory Name | STARLINK-48 |
| Alternative name | 2019-029BG |
| Group | Starlink 0 |
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| Days in orbit | 695 |
| Country/organisation of origin | USA (US) |
| Starting point | AFETR (Kennedy Space Center/Cape Canaveral, USA) |
| Type | Satellite |
| WWW | Here |
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| Perigee | 508 km |
| Apogee | 510 km |
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.