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Starlink 8

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June 13, 2020 · 09:21 UTC

Launch SuccessfulWeather 70% go
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Summary

Starlink 8 launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 Block 5 from Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on June 13, 2020 at 09:21 UTC. It was SpaceX's 98th launch, 10th this year and humanity's 5,964th orbital launch attempt. It was the 31st Falcon 9 Block 5 flight and the 10th this year. Booster B1059 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 1461, one of 67 catalogued objects, from June 17, 2020, was 218 × 369 km inclined 53.0°. 67 objects from this launch are catalogued, 61 of them payloads.

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Vehicle
Falcon 9 Block 5 · SpaceXStarlink
Booster
  • B1059 · flight 3 · Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship at Of Course I Still Love You · landed209/217 landed here · 98 days after its previous flight, SpX CRS-20 · 630 km downrange
Mission
Communications · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
Milestone
31st Falcon 9 Block 5 flight · 10th this yearSpaceX's 98th launch10th this yearhumanity's 5,964th orbital launch attempt42nd orbital launch attempt this year

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Orbit: as tracked

53.0°Inclination
218 × 369 kmPerigee × apogeefrom mean elements
90.2 minPeriodfrom mean elements
277.8°Ascending node
2311 d agoElement epoch2020-06-17 14:00 UTC · stale

Starlink 1461 · NORAD 45730 · 2020-038 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 67 objects

Show the numbers for orbit elements
Object
TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
Object ID
2020-038A
Epoch
2020-06-17 14:00:01 UTC
Mean motion
15.95662654 rev/day
Eccentricity
0.0113174
Inclination
53.0001°
Ascending node
277.8118°
Arg. of perigee
65.905°
Mean anomaly
282.4046°
Element set
999
Rev at epoch
195
B*
0.000072762

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

Catalogued objects

67 catalogued: 61 payloads, 6 components; 15 still in orbit

  • Starlink 1461 · NORAD 45730 · re-entered August 23, 2024
  • Starlink 1465 · NORAD 45731 · in orbit
  • Starlink 1466 · NORAD 45732 · re-entered September 2, 2024
  • Starlink 1467 · NORAD 45733 · re-entered November 23, 2024
  • Starlink 1468 · NORAD 45734 · re-entered December 28, 2024
  • Starlink 1471 · NORAD 45735 · in orbit
  • Starlink 1472 · NORAD 45736 · re-entered December 9, 2023
  • Starlink 1473 · NORAD 45737 · re-entered June 28, 2021
  • Starlink 1474 · NORAD 45738 · re-entered February 23, 2026
  • Starlink 1475 · NORAD 45739 · re-entered December 14, 2025
  • Starlink 1479 · NORAD 45740 · re-entered January 22, 2025
  • Starlink 1480 · NORAD 45741 · in orbit
Show 49 more payloads
  • Starlink 1481 · NORAD 45742 · re-entered August 24, 2025
  • Starlink 1483 · NORAD 45743 · re-entered December 21, 2024
  • Starlink 1500 · NORAD 45744 · in orbit
  • Starlink 1503 · NORAD 45745 · re-entered May 15, 2025
  • Starlink 1504 · NORAD 45746 · in orbit
  • Starlink 1506 · NORAD 45747 · in orbit
  • Starlink 1507 · NORAD 45748 · re-entered June 16, 2025
  • Starlink 1516 · NORAD 45749 · re-entered June 19, 2021
  • Starlink 1391 · NORAD 45750 · re-entered February 24, 2025
  • Starlink 1464 · NORAD 45751 · in orbit
  • Starlink 1469 · NORAD 45752 · re-entered August 22, 2022
  • Starlink 1476 · NORAD 45753 · re-entered September 10, 2025
  • Starlink 1477 · NORAD 45754 · in orbit
  • Starlink 1478 · NORAD 45755 · in orbit
  • Starlink 1484 · NORAD 45756 · re-entered March 22, 2026
  • Starlink 1486 · NORAD 45757 · re-entered January 4, 2025
  • Starlink 1487 · NORAD 45758 · re-entered August 27, 2025
  • Starlink 1493 · NORAD 45759 · in orbit
  • Starlink 1494 · NORAD 45760 · re-entered June 15, 2026
  • Starlink 1495 · NORAD 45761 · re-entered November 28, 2022
  • Starlink 1499 · NORAD 45762 · re-entered December 19, 2024
  • Starlink 1501 · NORAD 45763 · re-entered July 25, 2022
  • Starlink 1502 · NORAD 45764 · in orbit
  • Starlink 1508 · NORAD 45765 · re-entered October 25, 2021
  • Starlink 1509 · NORAD 45766 · re-entered November 24, 2024
  • Starlink 1511 · NORAD 45767 · re-entered December 29, 2024
  • Starlink 1521 · NORAD 45768 · re-entered March 9, 2024
  • Starlink 1459 · NORAD 45769 · re-entered November 6, 2024
  • Starlink 1462 · NORAD 45770 · re-entered October 17, 2024
  • Starlink 1463 · NORAD 45771 · re-entered March 22, 2025
  • Starlink 1470 · NORAD 45772 · in orbit
  • Starlink 1482 · NORAD 45773 · in orbit
  • Starlink 1485 · NORAD 45774 · re-entered November 4, 2025
  • Starlink 1488 · NORAD 45775 · re-entered November 12, 2024
  • Starlink 1489 · NORAD 45776 · re-entered June 20, 2025
  • Starlink 1490 · NORAD 45777 · re-entered January 28, 2025
  • Starlink 1491 · NORAD 45778 · re-entered August 21, 2025
  • Starlink 1492 · NORAD 45779 · re-entered January 28, 2025
  • Starlink 1496 · NORAD 45780 · in orbit
  • Starlink 1497 · NORAD 45781 · re-entered February 12, 2026
  • Starlink 1498 · NORAD 45782 · re-entered December 4, 2024
  • Starlink 1505 · NORAD 45783 · re-entered November 2, 2024
  • Starlink 1510 · NORAD 45784 · re-entered January 6, 2026
  • Starlink 1512 · NORAD 45785 · re-entered December 10, 2024
  • Starlink 1513 · NORAD 45786 · in orbit
  • Starlink 1517 · NORAD 45787 · re-entered June 6, 2025
  • SkySat C14 · NORAD 45788 · re-entered August 30, 2024
  • SkySat C16 · NORAD 45789 · re-entered September 25, 2024
  • SkySat C15 · NORAD 45790 · re-entered October 9, 2024

Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org

About this launch

A batch of 58 satellites for Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system. This launch will also carry three SkySat Earth-imaging satellites as a rideshare for Planet.

Related page: www.spacex.com

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

109th launch from Space Launch Complex 40, 6th this year · 800th from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

Local pad time at liftoff: Jun 13, 5:21 AM EDT, at night

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

9 days 7 hours after the previous launch from this pad

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Questions

When did Starlink 8 launch?

Starlink 8 launched on June 13, 2020 at 09:21 UTC.

Where can I watch Starlink 8?

Coverage: Starlink Mission. Watch the replay

What rocket launched Starlink 8?

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

Where did Starlink 8 launch from?

Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA. Liftoff was Jun 13, 5:21 AM EDT local time at the pad.

Did the booster land?

Booster B1059 flew for the 3rd time and landed at Of Course I Still Love You.

What orbit did Starlink 8 reach?

The tracked orbit of Starlink 1461, one of 67 catalogued objects, from June 17, 2020, was 218 × 369 km inclined 53.0°.

How many satellites did Starlink 8 launch?

61 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 15 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).

Which program is Starlink 8 part of?

Starlink. About Starlink