STARLINK AG - Norad ID: 44743
| Spacetrack Directory Name | STARLINK-1038 |
| Alternative name | STARLINK AG |
| Group | Starlink L1 |
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| Days in orbit | 1915 |
| 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 |
STARLINK-1038, also known as Starlink 1038, is a communication satellite with the NORAD Catalog ID 44743 and OBJECT_ID 2019-074AG. It was launched on November 11, 2019, from Cape Canaveral Air Force Stations Launch Complex 40 (LC40) using a Falcon 9 launch vehicle by SpaceX. The satellite has dimensions of 0.2 meters in length, 2.8 meters in diameter, and a span of 9 meters. It has a dry mass of 248 kilograms and launched with a total mass of 260 kilograms. Equipped with Ku/Ka-band payload (all) and optical inter-satellite links (on some prototypes), it is powered by solar arrays and batteries. The satellite uses Krypton ion thrusters for propulsion and has a box plus panel shape design. It operates for communication purposes, owned and manufactured by SpaceX.