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Starlink 9

Launched

August 7, 2020

Launch SuccessfulWeather 70% go
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Summary

Starlink 9 launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 Block 5 from Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA on August 7, 2020. It was SpaceX's 102nd launch, 14th this year and humanity's 5,983rd orbital launch attempt. It was the 34th Falcon 9 Block 5 flight and the 13th this year. Booster B1051 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 1522, one of 64 catalogued objects, from August 13, 2020, was 437 × 443 km inclined 53.0°. 64 objects from this launch are catalogued, 59 of them payloads.

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Vehicle
Falcon 9 Block 5 · SpaceXStarlink
Booster
  • B1051 · flight 5 · Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship at Of Course I Still Love You · landed209/217 landed here · 106 days after its previous flight, Starlink 6 · 630 km downrange
Mission
Communications · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
Milestone
34th Falcon 9 Block 5 flight · 13th this yearSpaceX's 102nd launch14th this yearhumanity's 5,983rd orbital launch attempt61st orbital launch attempt this year

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Orbit: as tracked

53.0°Inclination
437 × 443 kmPerigee × apogeefrom mean elements
93.2 minPeriodfrom mean elements
260.3°Ascending node
2254 d agoElement epoch2020-08-13 16:00 UTC · stale

Starlink 1522 · NORAD 46027 · 2020-055 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 64 objects

Show the numbers for orbit elements
Object
TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
Object ID
2020-055A
Epoch
2020-08-13 16:00:00 UTC
Mean motion
15.44533807 rev/day
Eccentricity
0.0004584
Inclination
53.0053°
Ascending node
260.2513°
Arg. of perigee
300.6808°
Mean anomaly
134.8758°
Element set
999
Rev at epoch
178
B*
-0.025285

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

Catalogued objects

64 catalogued: 59 payloads, 5 components; 34 still in orbit

  • Starlink 1522 · NORAD 46027 · in orbit
  • Starlink 1523 · NORAD 46028 · in orbit
  • Starlink 1526 · NORAD 46029 · in orbit
  • Starlink 1534 · NORAD 46030 · re-entered December 24, 2024
  • Starlink 1544 · NORAD 46031 · re-entered December 26, 2024
  • Starlink 1555 · NORAD 46032 · in orbit
  • Starlink 1556 · NORAD 46033 · in orbit
  • Starlink 1557 · NORAD 46034 · in orbit
  • Starlink 1558 · NORAD 46035 · in orbit
  • Starlink 1560 · NORAD 46036 · in orbit
  • Starlink 1565 · NORAD 46037 · re-entered April 29, 2025
  • Starlink 1567 · NORAD 46038 · re-entered May 10, 2026
Show 47 more payloads
  • Starlink 1569 · NORAD 46039 · in orbit
  • Starlink 1576 · NORAD 46040 · re-entered May 20, 2024
  • Starlink 1580 · NORAD 46041 · re-entered April 1, 2025
  • Starlink 1581 · NORAD 46042 · re-entered March 26, 2025
  • Starlink 1582 · NORAD 46043 · in orbit
  • Starlink 1584 · NORAD 46044 · re-entered May 24, 2024
  • Starlink 1591 · NORAD 46045 · in orbit
  • Starlink 1514 · NORAD 46046 · re-entered July 17, 2022
  • Starlink 1524 · NORAD 46047 · in orbit
  • Starlink 1527 · NORAD 46048 · in orbit
  • Starlink 1530 · NORAD 46049 · re-entered June 22, 2024
  • Starlink 1535 · NORAD 46050 · re-entered January 7, 2022
  • Starlink 1540 · NORAD 46051 · in orbit
  • Starlink 1541 · NORAD 46052 · re-entered July 24, 2026
  • Starlink 1543 · NORAD 46053 · in orbit
  • Starlink 1548 · NORAD 46054 · in orbit
  • Starlink 1554 · NORAD 46055 · in orbit
  • Starlink 1561 · NORAD 46056 · re-entered November 14, 2023
  • Starlink 1562 · NORAD 46057 · re-entered August 18, 2021
  • Starlink 1564 · NORAD 46058 · in orbit
  • Starlink 1570 · NORAD 46059 · in orbit
  • Starlink 1572 · NORAD 46060 · in orbit
  • Starlink 1573 · NORAD 46061 · in orbit
  • Starlink 1574 · NORAD 46062 · re-entered January 11, 2025
  • Starlink 1577 · NORAD 46063 · in orbit
  • Starlink 1583 · NORAD 46064 · in orbit
  • Starlink 1515 · NORAD 46065 · re-entered November 29, 2023
  • Starlink 1525 · NORAD 46066 · in orbit
  • Starlink 1529 · NORAD 46067 · re-entered April 22, 2024
  • Starlink 1532 · NORAD 46068 · re-entered August 16, 2024
  • Starlink 1533 · NORAD 46069 · re-entered April 12, 2025
  • Starlink 1536 · NORAD 46070 · in orbit
  • Starlink 1538 · NORAD 46071 · re-entered December 30, 2024
  • Starlink 1539 · NORAD 46072 · re-entered June 26, 2024
  • Starlink 1542 · NORAD 46073 · in orbit
  • Starlink 1549 · NORAD 46074 · in orbit
  • Starlink 1551 · NORAD 46075 · in orbit
  • Starlink 1552 · NORAD 46076 · in orbit
  • Starlink 1559 · NORAD 46077 · in orbit
  • Starlink 1563 · NORAD 46078 · re-entered April 6, 2025
  • Starlink 1566 · NORAD 46079 · in orbit
  • Starlink 1568 · NORAD 46080 · in orbit
  • Starlink 1571 · NORAD 46081 · re-entered February 22, 2025
  • Starlink 1578 · NORAD 46082 · in orbit
  • Starlink 1579 · NORAD 46083 · in orbit
  • Global-7 · NORAD 46088 · re-entered October 23, 2023
  • Global-8 · NORAD 46089 · re-entered April 1, 2024

Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org

About this launch

A batch of 57 satellites for Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system. This launch will also carry two BlackSky Earth-imaging satellites as a rideshare.

Related page: www.spacex.com

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Questions

When did Starlink 9 launch?

Starlink 9 launched on August 7, 2020. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.

Where can I watch Starlink 9?

Coverage: Starlink Mission; Starlink Mission Control Audio. Watch the replay

What rocket launched Starlink 9?

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

Where did Starlink 9 launch from?

Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA.

Did the booster land?

Booster B1051 flew for the 5th time and landed at Of Course I Still Love You.

What orbit did Starlink 9 reach?

The tracked orbit of Starlink 1522, one of 64 catalogued objects, from August 13, 2020, was 437 × 443 km inclined 53.0°.

How many satellites did Starlink 9 launch?

59 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 34 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).

Which program is Starlink 9 part of?

Starlink. About Starlink