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Starlink 3

Launched

January 29, 2020

Launch SuccessfulWeather 80% go
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Summary

Starlink 3 launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 Block 5 from Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on January 29, 2020. It was SpaceX's 91st launch, 3rd this year and humanity's 5,928th orbital launch attempt. It was the 24th Falcon 9 Block 5 flight and the 3rd this year. Booster B1051 flew for the 3rd time and landed at Of Course I Still Love You. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). The tracked orbit of Starlink 1132, one of 64 catalogued objects, from February 7, 2020, was 317 × 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
  • B1051 · flight 3 · Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship at Of Course I Still Love You · landed209/217 landed here · 230 days after its previous flight, RADARSAT Constellation · 629 km downrange
Mission
Communications · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
Milestone
24th Falcon 9 Block 5 flight · 3rd this yearSpaceX's 91st launch3rd this yearhumanity's 5,928th orbital launch attempt6th orbital launch attempt this year

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Orbit: as tracked

53.0°Inclination
317 × 328 kmPerigee × apogeefrom mean elements
90.8 minPeriodfrom mean elements
190.7°Ascending node
2442 d agoElement epoch2020-02-07 16:00 UTC · stale

Starlink 1132 · NORAD 45044 · 2020-006 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 64 objects

Show the numbers for orbit elements
Object
STARLINK-1132
Object ID
2020-006A
Epoch
2020-02-07 16:00:00 UTC
Mean motion
15.85322272 rev/day
Eccentricity
0.0008532
Inclination
52.9977°
Ascending node
190.7367°
Arg. of perigee
340.3744°
Mean anomaly
305.0541°
Element set
999
Rev at epoch
179
B*
-0.00017763

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; 16 still in orbit

  • Starlink 1132 · NORAD 45044 · in orbit
  • Starlink 1120 · NORAD 45045 · re-entered June 24, 2024
  • Starlink 1129 · NORAD 45046 · re-entered April 27, 2023
  • Starlink 1131 · NORAD 45047 · in orbit
  • Starlink 1134 · NORAD 45048 · in orbit
  • Starlink 1135 · NORAD 45049 · re-entered December 15, 2024
  • Starlink 1140 · NORAD 45050 · re-entered August 14, 2024
  • Starlink 1141 · NORAD 45051 · re-entered May 30, 2023
  • Starlink 1148 · NORAD 45052 · re-entered July 28, 2025
  • Starlink 1155 · NORAD 45053 · re-entered September 12, 2024
  • Starlink 1156 · NORAD 45054 · in orbit
  • Starlink 1157 · NORAD 45055 · re-entered October 22, 2020
Show 48 more payloads
  • Starlink 1158 · NORAD 45056 · re-entered December 5, 2020
  • Starlink 1159 · NORAD 45057 · re-entered May 7, 2026
  • Starlink 1162 · NORAD 45058 · re-entered April 27, 2025
  • Starlink 1165 · NORAD 45059 · re-entered August 9, 2024
  • Starlink 1166 · NORAD 45060 · in orbit
  • Starlink 1169 · NORAD 45061 · in orbit
  • Starlink 1171 · NORAD 45062 · re-entered October 7, 2026
  • Starlink 1178 · NORAD 45063 · re-entered October 31, 2021
  • Starlink 1133 · NORAD 45064 · in orbit
  • Starlink 1139 · NORAD 45065 · re-entered December 4, 2024
  • Starlink 1145 · NORAD 45066 · re-entered January 29, 2025
  • Starlink 1150 · NORAD 45067 · re-entered October 6, 2025
  • Starlink 1161 · NORAD 45068 · re-entered July 17, 2025
  • Starlink 1163 · NORAD 45069 · re-entered August 19, 2021
  • Starlink 1164 · NORAD 45070 · re-entered July 30, 2021
  • Starlink 1167 · NORAD 45071 · in orbit
  • Starlink 1168 · NORAD 45072 · in orbit
  • Starlink 1170 · NORAD 45073 · re-entered June 16, 2025
  • Starlink 1172 · NORAD 45074 · in orbit
  • Starlink 1174 · NORAD 45075 · re-entered May 13, 2025
  • Starlink 1180 · NORAD 45076 · re-entered August 16, 2024
  • Starlink 1182 · NORAD 45077 · re-entered April 8, 2022
  • Starlink 1177 · NORAD 45078 · re-entered February 22, 2025
  • Starlink 1149 · NORAD 45079 · re-entered June 27, 2024
  • Starlink 1153 · NORAD 45080 · in orbit
  • Starlink 1151 · NORAD 45081 · re-entered August 1, 2026
  • Starlink 1160 · NORAD 45082 · re-entered September 12, 2024
  • Starlink 1190 · NORAD 45083 · re-entered November 26, 2025
  • Starlink 1173 · NORAD 45084 · re-entered October 29, 2025
  • Starlink 1179 · NORAD 45085 · re-entered October 5, 2025
  • Starlink 1181 · NORAD 45086 · re-entered May 18, 2023
  • Starlink 1185 · NORAD 45087 · in orbit
  • Starlink 1183 · NORAD 45088 · in orbit
  • Starlink 1136 · NORAD 45089 · re-entered January 16, 2025
  • Starlink 1176 · NORAD 45090 · re-entered November 2, 2025
  • Starlink 1127 · NORAD 45091 · re-entered August 26, 2021
  • Starlink 1137 · NORAD 45092 · re-entered April 17, 2025
  • Starlink 1142 · NORAD 45093 · re-entered December 26, 2025
  • Starlink 1146 · NORAD 45094 · re-entered October 4, 2025
  • Starlink 1147 · NORAD 45095 · re-entered October 16, 2025
  • Starlink 1152 · NORAD 45096 · in orbit
  • Starlink 1175 · NORAD 45097 · re-entered March 19, 2021
  • Starlink 1184 · NORAD 45098 · in orbit
  • Starlink 1186 · NORAD 45099 · re-entered February 13, 2025
  • Starlink 1193 · NORAD 45100 · in orbit
  • Starlink 1194 · NORAD 45101 · re-entered July 29, 2024
  • Starlink 1195 · NORAD 45102 · re-entered February 14, 2024
  • Starlink 1196 · NORAD 45103 · re-entered August 25, 2024

Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org

About this launch

Second operational Starlink payload of 2020 and third overall. The Falcon 9 launch vehicle will carry a batch of 60 Starlink satellites that will be insterted in a Low Earth Orbit (LEO) at an altitude of 290 km (180 mi) and an inclination of 53°. They will then split into three orbital planes and raise their orbits to reach an operational altitude of 550 km (342 mi). The Starlink LEO constellation aims to provide worldwide affordable satellite internet access. 182 satellites (120 operational) have been deployed so far, the goal scheduled for the mid-2020s being 12,000 satellites in orbit, with a possible later extension to 42,000. The booster for this launch will be B1051, a Block 5 generation core which previously flew on SpaceX's Demonstration Mission 1 (first Crew Dragon test flight) and launched the Canadian Space Agency's RADARSAT Constellation.

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22 days after the previous launch from this pad

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Questions

When did Starlink 3 launch?

Starlink 3 launched on January 29, 2020. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.

Where can I watch Starlink 3?

Coverage: Starlink Mission. Watch the replay

What rocket launched Starlink 3?

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

Where did Starlink 3 launch from?

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

Did the booster land?

Booster B1051 flew for the 3rd time and landed at Of Course I Still Love You.

What orbit did Starlink 3 reach?

The tracked orbit of Starlink 1132, one of 64 catalogued objects, from February 7, 2020, was 317 × 328 km inclined 53.0°.

How many satellites did Starlink 3 launch?

60 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 16 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).

Which program is Starlink 3 part of?

Starlink. About Starlink