STARLINK A - Norad ID: 44713
| Spacetrack Directory Name | STARLINK-1007 |
| Alternative name | STARLINK A |
| Group | Starlink L1 |
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| Days in orbit | 1787 |
| Country/organisation of origin | USA (US) |
| Starting point | AFETR (Kennedy Space Center/Cape Canaveral, USA) |
| Type | Satellite |
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| Perigee | 549 km |
| Apogee | 551 km |
The STARLINK-1007 satellite, also known as Starlink 1007, is part of SpaceXs Starlink constellation and was launched on November 11, 2019, from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Launch Complex 40 using a Falcon 9 launch vehicle. This communication satellite has dimensions of 0.2 meters in length, 2.8 meters in diameter, and spans 9 meters when fully extended. It weighs approximately 260 kg at launch with a dry mass of 248 kg. Equipped with Ku/Ka-band payload capabilities and optical inter-satellite links on prototypes, it uses solar arrays and batteries for power supply. The satellite employs Krypton ion thrusters for propulsion and has a box plus panel shape design. Manufactured by SpaceX (SPXS), its primary purpose is to provide communication services as part of the Starlink constellation network.