STARLINK M - Norad ID: 44724
| Spacetrack Directory Name | STARLINK-1019 |
| Alternative name | STARLINK M |
| Group | Starlink L1 |
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| Days in orbit | 2376 |
| 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-1019 satellite, also known as Starlink 1019, is part of SpaceXs Starlink constellation and was launched on November 11, 2019, from the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station (LC40) using a Falcon 9 launch vehicle. It has dimensions of 0.2 meters in length with a diameter of 2.8 meters and a span of 9 meters. The satellite has a dry mass of 248 kilograms and a launch mass of 260 kilograms. Equipped with Ku/Ka-band payload and optical inter-satellite links (in prototype form), it uses solar arrays and batteries for power generation. Its mission is to provide communication services, utilizing krypton ion thrusters for propulsion. The satellite has a box-shaped body with a pan configuration but lacks information on its lifetime, attitude control system (ADCS), radar cross-section (RCS), transmitter frequencies, major events, material composition, constellation name, related satellites, and sources.