STARLINK R - Norad ID: 44728
| Spacetrack Directory Name | STARLINK-1023 |
| Alternative name | STARLINK R |
| Group | Starlink L1 |
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| Days in orbit | 770 |
| 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 |
The STARLINK-1023 satellite, also known as Starlink 1023, is owned and manufactured by SPXS (SpaceX). Launched on November 11, 2019, from Cape Canaveral Air Force Stations Launch Complex 40 using a Falcon 9 launch vehicle, it has a configuration of a box with a pan. The satellite measures 0.2 meters in length and 2.8 meters in diameter, with a span of 9 meters. It weighs 260 kilograms at launch and 248 kilograms dry. Equipped with Ku/Ka-band payload capabilities (available on all units) as well as optical inter-satellite links (on a few prototypes), it serves communication purposes. Power is supplied by solar arrays and batteries, while propulsion uses Krypton ion thrusters.