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Starlink 18

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February 4, 2021 · 06:19 UTC

Launch SuccessfulWeather 95% go
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Summary

Starlink 18 launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 Block 5 from Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on February 4, 2021 at 06:19 UTC. It was SpaceX's 122nd launch, 5th this year and humanity's 6,047th orbital launch attempt. It was the 51st Falcon 9 Block 5 flight and the 4th this year. Booster B1060 flew for the 5th time and landed at Of Course I Still Love You. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). The tracked orbit of Starlink 1782, one of 64 catalogued objects, from February 11, 2021, was 307 × 309 km inclined 53.0°. 64 objects from this launch are catalogued, 60 of them payloads.

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Vehicle
Falcon 9 Block 5 · SpaceXStarlink
Booster
  • B1060 · flight 5 · Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship at Of Course I Still Love You · landed209/217 landed here · 27 days after its previous flight, Türksat 5A · 634 km downrange
Mission
Communications · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
Milestone
51st Falcon 9 Block 5 flight · 4th this yearSpaceX's 122nd launch5th this yearhumanity's 6,047th orbital launch attempt10th orbital launch attempt this year

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Orbit: as tracked

53.0°Inclination
307 × 309 kmPerigee × apogeefrom mean elements
90.5 minPeriodfrom mean elements
88.7°Ascending node
2072 d agoElement epoch2021-02-11 16:00 UTC · stale

Starlink 1782 · NORAD 47548 · 2021-009 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 64 objects

Show the numbers for orbit elements
Object
TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
Object ID
2021-009A
Epoch
2021-02-11 16:00:00 UTC
Mean motion
15.90525765 rev/day
Eccentricity
0.000117
Inclination
53.0481°
Ascending node
88.6557°
Arg. of perigee
66.8846°
Mean anomaly
75.4303°
Element set
999
Rev at epoch
179
B*
-0.0034501

Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LEO.

Catalogued objects

64 catalogued: 60 payloads, 4 components; 1 still in orbit

  • Starlink 1782 · NORAD 47548 · re-entered February 5, 2025
  • Starlink 1806 · NORAD 47549 · re-entered May 20, 2025
  • Starlink 1909 · NORAD 47550 · re-entered April 5, 2025
  • Starlink 1938 · NORAD 47551 · re-entered January 28, 2025
  • Starlink 1940 · NORAD 47552 · re-entered July 30, 2025
  • Starlink 1951 · NORAD 47553 · re-entered April 22, 2022
  • Starlink 1953 · NORAD 47554 · re-entered March 9, 2025
  • Starlink 1954 · NORAD 47555 · in orbit
  • Starlink 1955 · NORAD 47556 · re-entered March 21, 2026
  • Starlink 1956 · NORAD 47557 · re-entered January 31, 2025
  • Starlink 1957 · NORAD 47558 · re-entered June 10, 2025
  • Starlink 1958 · NORAD 47559 · re-entered June 22, 2026
Show 48 more payloads
  • Starlink 1959 · NORAD 47560 · re-entered July 6, 2025
  • Starlink 1960 · NORAD 47561 · re-entered May 15, 2025
  • Starlink 1961 · NORAD 47562 · re-entered February 12, 2025
  • Starlink 1962 · NORAD 47563 · re-entered July 8, 2026
  • Starlink 1963 · NORAD 47564 · re-entered May 13, 2025
  • Starlink 1964 · NORAD 47565 · re-entered June 29, 2026
  • Starlink 1965 · NORAD 47566 · re-entered April 20, 2026
  • Starlink 1966 · NORAD 47567 · re-entered August 24, 2025
  • Starlink 1967 · NORAD 47568 · re-entered July 26, 2026
  • Starlink 1968 · NORAD 47569 · re-entered December 10, 2022
  • Starlink 1969 · NORAD 47570 · re-entered September 17, 2024
  • Starlink 1970 · NORAD 47571 · re-entered April 25, 2025
  • Starlink 1971 · NORAD 47572 · re-entered April 2, 2026
  • Starlink 1975 · NORAD 47573 · re-entered May 3, 2026
  • Starlink 1976 · NORAD 47574 · re-entered April 29, 2025
  • Starlink 1977 · NORAD 47575 · re-entered February 25, 2025
  • Starlink 1978 · NORAD 47576 · re-entered February 12, 2026
  • Starlink 1979 · NORAD 47577 · re-entered February 2, 2026
  • Starlink 1980 · NORAD 47578 · re-entered March 14, 2025
  • Starlink 1981 · NORAD 47579 · re-entered February 2, 2025
  • Starlink 1982 · NORAD 47580 · re-entered June 28, 2025
  • Starlink 1984 · NORAD 47581 · re-entered November 9, 2024
  • Starlink 1986 · NORAD 47582 · re-entered February 13, 2026
  • Starlink 1987 · NORAD 47583 · re-entered February 2, 2025
  • Starlink 1988 · NORAD 47584 · re-entered January 29, 2022
  • Starlink 1989 · NORAD 47585 · re-entered March 31, 2025
  • Starlink 1990 · NORAD 47586 · re-entered March 7, 2025
  • Starlink 1991 · NORAD 47587 · re-entered June 28, 2026
  • Starlink 1993 · NORAD 47588 · re-entered June 4, 2026
  • Starlink 1994 · NORAD 47589 · re-entered August 7, 2026
  • Starlink 1995 · NORAD 47590 · re-entered August 14, 2026
  • Starlink 1996 · NORAD 47591 · re-entered January 26, 2025
  • Starlink 1997 · NORAD 47592 · re-entered July 3, 2026
  • Starlink 1998 · NORAD 47593 · re-entered January 21, 2025
  • Starlink 1999 · NORAD 47594 · re-entered December 17, 2024
  • Starlink 2000 · NORAD 47595 · re-entered February 15, 2025
  • Starlink 2001 · NORAD 47596 · re-entered September 20, 2026
  • Starlink 2002 · NORAD 47597 · re-entered March 29, 2025
  • Starlink 2003 · NORAD 47598 · re-entered March 22, 2025
  • Starlink 2004 · NORAD 47599 · re-entered August 28, 2024
  • Starlink 2005 · NORAD 47600 · re-entered March 15, 2025
  • Starlink 2006 · NORAD 47601 · re-entered February 22, 2025
  • Starlink 2007 · NORAD 47602 · re-entered April 27, 2025
  • Starlink 2008 · NORAD 47603 · re-entered March 2, 2025
  • Starlink 2021 · NORAD 47604 · re-entered July 3, 2026
  • Starlink 2023 · NORAD 47605 · re-entered June 27, 2022
  • Starlink 2024 · NORAD 47606 · re-entered February 24, 2026
  • Starlink 2025 · NORAD 47607 · re-entered March 25, 2025

Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org

About this launch

A batch of 60 satellites for Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.

Related page: www.spacex.com

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Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

120th launch from Space Launch Complex 40, 3rd this year · 814th from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

Local pad time at liftoff: Feb 4, 1:19 AM EST, at night

403 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

10 days after the previous launch from this pad

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Updates

Successful launch

Nosu · Feb 4, 2021 · source

Show 4 earlier updates

  • Added webcast

    SwGustav · 2/3/2021 · source

  • Nosu · 2/1/2021 · source

  • Setting GO

    SwGustav · 1/31/2021 · source

  • Added launch.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 1/28/2021 · source

Questions

When did Starlink 18 launch?

Starlink 18 launched on February 4, 2021 at 06:19 UTC.

Where can I watch Starlink 18?

Coverage: Falcon 9 Starlink 18; Starlink Mission. Watch the replay

What rocket launched Starlink 18?

Falcon 9 Block 5, flown by SpaceX. Falcon 9 Block 5 spec sheet

Where did Starlink 18 launch from?

Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA. Liftoff was Feb 4, 1:19 AM EST local time at the pad.

Did the booster land?

Booster B1060 flew for the 5th time and landed at Of Course I Still Love You.

What orbit did Starlink 18 reach?

The tracked orbit of Starlink 1782, one of 64 catalogued objects, from February 11, 2021, was 307 × 309 km inclined 53.0°.

How many satellites did Starlink 18 launch?

60 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 1 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).

Which program is Starlink 18 part of?

Starlink. About Starlink