STARLINK Z - Norad ID: 44736
| Spacetrack Directory Name | STARLINK-1031 |
| Alternative name | STARLINK Z |
| Group | Starlink L1 |
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| Days in orbit | 2341 |
| Country/organisation of origin | USA (US) |
| Starting point | AFETR (Kennedy Space Center/Cape Canaveral, USA) |
| Type | Satellite |
| WWW | Here |
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| Perigee | 546 km |
| Apogee | 548 km |
The STARLINK-1031 satellite, also known as Starlink 1031, is a communication spacecraft belonging to SpaceXs Starlink constellation. It was launched on November 11, 2019, from Cape Canaveral Air Force Stations Launch Complex 40 aboard a Falcon 9 launch vehicle. The satellite has dimensions of 0.2 meters in length and 2.8 meters in diameter with an antenna span of 9 meters. It weighs approximately 260 kilograms at launch and carries a dry mass of 248 kilograms. Equipped with Ku/Ka-band payload and optical inter-satellite links, it uses solar arrays and batteries for power supply. The satellite is stabilized using krypton ion thrusters and has a box plus panel shape design.