STARLINK P - Norad ID: 44726
| Spacetrack Directory Name | STARLINK-1021 |
| Alternative name | STARLINK P |
| Group | Starlink L1 |
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| Days in orbit | 2161 |
| 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 | 550 km |
STARLINK-1021 is a communication satellite belonging to SpaceXs Starlink constellation. It was launched on November 11, 2019, from the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station using a Falcon 9 launch vehicle. The satellite has dimensions of 0.2 meters in length and 2.8 meters in diameter with a span of 9 meters, indicating extended solar panels or antennas. It weighs 260 kg at launch and has a dry mass of 248 kg. Equipped with Ku/Ka-band payload capabilities along with optical inter-satellite links on some prototypes, it uses Krypton ion thrusters for propulsion and is powered by solar arrays complemented by batteries. The satellites shape is described as box-like with an additional panel component. It operates in a communication mission to provide broadband internet services as part of the Starlink constellation.