Starlink 1037 - Norad ID: 44742
| Spacetrack Directory Name | STARLINK AF |
| Alternative name | Starlink 1037 |
| Group | Starlink L1 |
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| Days in orbit | 1278 |
| Country/organisation of origin | USA (US) |
| Starting point | AFETR (Kennedy Space Center/Cape Canaveral, USA) |
| Type | Satellite |
| WWW | Here |
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| Perigee | 545 km |
| Apogee | 546 km |
The Starlink-1037 satellite, also known as Starlink 1037, was launched on November 11, 2019, from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station using a Falcon 9 launch vehicle. It is part of the Starlink constellation owned by SpaceX (SPXS). The spacecraft has dimensions of 0.2 meters in length and 2.8 meters in diameter with a span of 9 meters. Its dry mass is 248 kilograms, and it weighs 260 kilograms at launch. Equipped with Ku/Ka-band payload capabilities, it also includes optical inter-satellite links on prototypes. The satellite uses solar arrays and batteries for power and krypton ion thrusters as its motor system. It serves a communication mission purpose and has a box-shaped design with an additional pan configuration.