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Starlink 2

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January 7, 2020 · 02:19 UTC

Launch SuccessfulWeather 90% go
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Summary

Starlink 2 launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 Block 5 from Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on January 7, 2020 at 02:19 UTC. It was SpaceX's 89th launch, 1st this year and humanity's 5,923rd orbital launch attempt. It was the 22nd Falcon 9 Block 5 flight and the 1st this year. Booster B1049 flew for the 4th time and landed at Of Course I Still Love You. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). The tracked orbit of Starlink 1073, one of 64 catalogued objects, from January 13, 2020, was 327 × 328 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
  • B1049 · flight 4 · Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship at Of Course I Still Love You · landed209/217 landed here · 227 days after its previous flight, Starlink Demo (0.9) · 629 km downrange
Mission
Communications · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
Milestone
22nd Falcon 9 Block 5 flight · 1st this yearSpaceX's 89th launch1st this yearhumanity's 5,923rd orbital launch attempt1st orbital launch attempt this year

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Orbit: as tracked

53.0°Inclination
327 × 328 kmPerigee × apogeefrom mean elements
90.9 minPeriodfrom mean elements
3.8°Ascending node
2467 d agoElement epoch2020-01-13 19:38 UTC · stale

Starlink 1073 · NORAD 44914 · 2020-001 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 64 objects

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Object
TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
Object ID
2020-001A
Epoch
2020-01-13 19:38:13 UTC
Mean motion
15.83603827 rev/day
Eccentricity
0.0000863
Inclination
52.9985°
Ascending node
3.808°
Arg. of perigee
86.1382°
Mean anomaly
273.9739°
Element set
999
Rev at epoch
107
B*
-0.0021314

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; 6 still in orbit

  • Starlink 1073 · NORAD 44914 · re-entered April 22, 2025
  • Starlink 1084 · NORAD 44915 · re-entered February 14, 2025
  • Starlink 1097 · NORAD 44916 · re-entered December 13, 2021
  • Starlink 1098 · NORAD 44917 · re-entered September 14, 2025
  • Starlink 1099 · NORAD 44918 · re-entered August 16, 2024
  • Starlink 1101 · NORAD 44919 · re-entered November 23, 2021
  • Starlink 1102 · NORAD 44920 · re-entered March 17, 2025
  • Starlink 1103 · NORAD 44921 · re-entered April 29, 2025
  • Starlink 1104 · NORAD 44922 · re-entered September 12, 2025
  • Starlink 1106 · NORAD 44923 · re-entered May 4, 2025
  • Starlink 1111 · NORAD 44924 · re-entered July 27, 2024
  • Starlink 1112 · NORAD 44925 · re-entered March 13, 2026
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  • Starlink 1113 · NORAD 44926 · re-entered September 21, 2024
  • Starlink 1114 · NORAD 44927 · in orbit
  • Starlink 1119 · NORAD 44928 · re-entered May 15, 2024
  • Starlink 1121 · NORAD 44929 · re-entered March 7, 2024
  • Starlink 1123 · NORAD 44930 · in orbit
  • Starlink 1128 · NORAD 44931 · re-entered August 9, 2024
  • Starlink 1130 · NORAD 44932 · re-entered July 20, 2025
  • Starlink 1144 · NORAD 44933 · re-entered February 14, 2026
  • Starlink 1071 · NORAD 44934 · re-entered September 16, 2025
  • Starlink 1072 · NORAD 44935 · re-entered November 23, 2021
  • Starlink 1078 · NORAD 44936 · re-entered October 17, 2021
  • Starlink 1079 · NORAD 44937 · re-entered August 11, 2025
  • Starlink 1082 · NORAD 44938 · re-entered August 21, 2024
  • Starlink 1083 · NORAD 44939 · re-entered August 27, 2024
  • Starlink 1091 · NORAD 44940 · re-entered November 9, 2025
  • Starlink 1094 · NORAD 44941 · in orbit
  • Starlink 1096 · NORAD 44942 · re-entered November 28, 2025
  • Starlink 1100 · NORAD 44943 · re-entered August 16, 2024
  • Starlink 1108 · NORAD 44944 · re-entered October 16, 2024
  • Starlink 1109 · NORAD 44945 · re-entered May 29, 2025
  • Starlink 1110 · NORAD 44946 · re-entered April 10, 2024
  • Starlink 1116 · NORAD 44947 · re-entered June 8, 2023
  • Starlink 1118 · NORAD 44948 · re-entered April 2, 2020
  • Starlink 1122 · NORAD 44949 · in orbit
  • Starlink 1125 · NORAD 44950 · re-entered July 9, 2023
  • Starlink 1126 · NORAD 44951 · re-entered May 15, 2024
  • Starlink 1117 · NORAD 44952 · re-entered June 1, 2025
  • Starlink 1124 · NORAD 44953 · re-entered December 30, 2023
  • Starlink 1066 · NORAD 44954 · re-entered September 23, 2025
  • Starlink 1069 · NORAD 44955 · re-entered December 15, 2023
  • Starlink 1070 · NORAD 44956 · re-entered December 22, 2023
  • Starlink 1074 · NORAD 44957 · re-entered September 29, 2023
  • Starlink 1075 · NORAD 44958 · re-entered July 29, 2021
  • Starlink 1076 · NORAD 44959 · re-entered March 22, 2025
  • Starlink 1077 · NORAD 44960 · re-entered November 9, 2020
  • Starlink 1080 · NORAD 44961 · in orbit
  • Starlink 1081 · NORAD 44962 · re-entered September 30, 2021
  • Starlink 1085 · NORAD 44963 · re-entered April 4, 2023
  • Starlink 1086 · NORAD 44964 · re-entered February 2, 2024
  • Starlink 1087 · NORAD 44965 · re-entered May 29, 2020
  • Starlink 1088 · NORAD 44966 · re-entered April 21, 2025
  • Starlink 1089 · NORAD 44967 · re-entered October 12, 2024
  • Starlink 1090 · NORAD 44968 · in orbit
  • Starlink 1092 · NORAD 44969 · re-entered July 19, 2025
  • Starlink 1093 · NORAD 44970 · re-entered August 11, 2025
  • Starlink 1095 · NORAD 44971 · re-entered September 20, 2021
  • Starlink 1107 · NORAD 44972 · re-entered December 13, 2025
  • Starlink 1115 · NORAD 44973 · re-entered September 11, 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

104th launch from Space Launch Complex 40, 1st this year · 792nd from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

Local pad time at liftoff: Jan 6, 9:19 PM EST, at night

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

21 days after the previous launch from this pad

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Questions

When did Starlink 2 launch?

Starlink 2 launched on January 7, 2020 at 02:19 UTC.

Where can I watch Starlink 2?

Coverage: Watch the first SpaceX launch of 2020! - Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink 2; Starlink Mission. Watch the replay

What rocket launched Starlink 2?

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

Where did Starlink 2 launch from?

Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA. Liftoff was Jan 6, 9:19 PM EST local time at the pad.

Did the booster land?

Booster B1049 flew for the 4th time and landed at Of Course I Still Love You.

What orbit did Starlink 2 reach?

The tracked orbit of Starlink 1073, one of 64 catalogued objects, from January 13, 2020, was 327 × 328 km inclined 53.0°.

How many satellites did Starlink 2 launch?

60 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 6 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).

Which program is Starlink 2 part of?

Starlink. About Starlink