STARLINK X - Norad ID: 44734
| Spacetrack Directory Name | STARLINK-1029 |
| Alternative name | STARLINK X |
| Group | Starlink L1 |
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| Days in orbit | 2168 |
| Country/organisation of origin | USA (US) |
| Starting point | AFETR (Kennedy Space Center/Cape Canaveral, USA) |
| Type | Satellite |
| WWW | Here |
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| Perigee | 549 km |
| Apogee | 550 km |
The STARLINK-1029 satellite, also known as Starlink 1029, is a communication satellite operated by SPXS (SpaceX). It was launched on November 11, 2019, from the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Launch Complex 40 using a Falcon 9 launch vehicle. The satellite has dimensions of 0.2 meters in length, 2.8 meters in diameter, and spans 9 meters when its solar arrays are deployed. Its dry mass is 248 kilograms, and it had a launch mass of 260 kilograms. It is equipped with Ku/Ka-band payload capabilities and optical inter-satellite links (found on a few prototypes). The satellite uses krypton ion thrusters for propulsion and solar arrays along with batteries for power generation. Its shape can be described as box-shaped with a pan configuration, suitable for its communication mission within the Starlink constellation.