STARLINK BJ - Norad ID: 44769
| Spacetrack Directory Name | STARLINK-1064 |
| Alternative name | STARLINK BJ |
| Group | Starlink L1 |
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| Days in orbit | 823 |
| 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 | 551 km |
STARLINK-1064 is a communication satellite operated by SPXS (SpaceX), officially designated 2019-074BJ under NORADs catalog as number 44769. It was launched on November 11, 2019, from the Air Force Eastern Test Range using Launch Complex 40 and a Falcon 9 launch vehicle. The satellite measures 0.2 meters in length with a diameter of 2.8 meters and a span of 9 meters. It has a dry mass of 248 kg and a launch mass of 260 kg, powered by solar arrays and batteries. Its payload includes Ku/Ka-band communication equipment along with optical inter-satellite links (part of early prototypes), and it uses krypton ion thrusters for propulsion. The satellites shape is described as box-shaped with an additional pan configuration.