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Starlink Demo (0.9)

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May 24, 2019

Launch SuccessfulWeather 90% go
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Summary

Starlink Demo launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 Block 5 from Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on May 24, 2019. It was SpaceX's 79th launch, 6th this year and humanity's 5,853rd orbital launch attempt. It was the 15th Falcon 9 Block 5 flight and the 5th this year. Booster B1049 flew for the 3rd time and landed at Of Course I Still Love You. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Starlink 31, one of 64 catalogued objects, reached a 440 × 450 km orbit 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 3 · Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship at Of Course I Still Love You · landed209/217 landed here · 132 days after its previous flight, Iridium-8 · 621 km downrange
Mission
Communications · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
Milestone
15th Falcon 9 Block 5 flight · 5th this yearSpaceX's 79th launch6th this yearhumanity's 5,853rd orbital launch attempt33rd orbital launch attempt this year

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Orbit: as tracked

53.0°Inclination
440 × 450 kmPerigee × apogeefrom mean elements
93.3 minPeriodfrom mean elements
167.6°Ascending node
2700 d agoElement epoch2019-05-25 17:16 UTC · stale

Starlink 31 · NORAD 44235 · 2019-029 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 64 objects

Show the numbers for orbit elements
Object
TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
Object ID
2019-029A
Epoch
2019-05-25 17:16:34 UTC
Mean motion
15.42847468 rev/day
Eccentricity
0.0006965
Inclination
53.022°
Ascending node
167.6233°
Arg. of perigee
280.4784°
Mean anomaly
79.5917°
Element set
999
Rev at epoch
147
B*
0.000045153

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; none still in orbit

  • Starlink 31 · NORAD 44235 · re-entered October 1, 2020
  • Starlink 22 · NORAD 44236 · re-entered August 9, 2020
  • Starlink 23 · NORAD 44237 · re-entered September 2, 2020
  • Starlink 24 · NORAD 44238 · re-entered October 24, 2022
  • Starlink 25 · NORAD 44239 · re-entered September 1, 2020
  • Starlink 26 · NORAD 44240 · re-entered April 10, 2021
  • Starlink 27 · NORAD 44241 · re-entered September 26, 2020
  • Starlink 28 · NORAD 44242 · re-entered August 21, 2020
  • Starlink 29 · NORAD 44243 · re-entered October 13, 2020
  • Starlink 30 · NORAD 44244 · re-entered October 13, 2020
  • Starlink 21 · NORAD 44245 · re-entered September 22, 2020
  • Starlink 46 · NORAD 44246 · re-entered February 20, 2020
Show 48 more payloads
  • Starlink 33 · NORAD 44247 · re-entered August 29, 2020
  • Starlink 34 · NORAD 44248 · re-entered September 2, 2020
  • Starlink 61 · NORAD 44249 · re-entered July 29, 2022
  • Starlink 36 · NORAD 44250 · re-entered September 15, 2020
  • Starlink 37 · NORAD 44251 · re-entered September 16, 2020
  • Starlink 71 · NORAD 44252 · re-entered October 23, 2022
  • Starlink 39 · NORAD 44253 · re-entered September 18, 2020
  • Starlink 32 · NORAD 44254 · re-entered September 12, 2020
  • Starlink 66 · NORAD 44255 · re-entered August 21, 2020
  • Starlink 42 · NORAD 44256 · re-entered September 16, 2020
  • Starlink 43 · NORAD 44257 · re-entered January 26, 2022
  • Starlink 40 · NORAD 44258 · re-entered September 5, 2020
  • Starlink 52 · NORAD 44259 · re-entered October 13, 2020
  • Starlink 45 · NORAD 44260 · re-entered September 4, 2020
  • Starlink 44 · NORAD 44261 · re-entered September 5, 2020
  • Starlink 49 · NORAD 44262 · re-entered September 29, 2020
  • Starlink 72 · NORAD 44263 · re-entered October 15, 2020
  • Starlink 35 · NORAD 44264 · re-entered September 16, 2020
  • Starlink 63 · NORAD 44265 · re-entered October 13, 2020
  • Starlink 54 · NORAD 44266 · re-entered September 14, 2020
  • Starlink 69 · NORAD 44267 · re-entered September 16, 2020
  • Starlink 55 · NORAD 44268 · re-entered March 9, 2021
  • Starlink 57 · NORAD 44269 · re-entered September 17, 2020
  • Starlink 58 · NORAD 44270 · re-entered August 23, 2020
  • Starlink 59 · NORAD 44271 · re-entered October 15, 2020
  • Starlink 51 · NORAD 44272 · re-entered September 2, 2020
  • Starlink 60 · NORAD 44273 · re-entered December 26, 2020
  • Starlink 62 · NORAD 44274 · re-entered August 29, 2020
  • Starlink 64 · NORAD 44275 · re-entered May 21, 2021
  • Starlink 65 · NORAD 44276 · re-entered October 21, 2020
  • Starlink 41 · NORAD 44277 · re-entered August 9, 2020
  • Starlink 67 · NORAD 44278 · re-entered May 27, 2020
  • Starlink 68 · NORAD 44279 · re-entered June 26, 2021
  • Starlink 38 · NORAD 44280 · re-entered September 6, 2020
  • Starlink 70 · NORAD 44281 · re-entered October 3, 2021
  • Starlink 80 · NORAD 44282 · re-entered May 4, 2022
  • Starlink 56 · NORAD 44283 · re-entered September 10, 2020
  • Starlink 73 · NORAD 44284 · re-entered September 27, 2020
  • Starlink 50 · NORAD 44285 · re-entered September 17, 2020
  • Starlink 75 · NORAD 44286 · re-entered March 28, 2021
  • Starlink 76 · NORAD 44287 · re-entered September 26, 2021
  • Starlink 79 · NORAD 44288 · re-entered October 3, 2020
  • Starlink 48 · NORAD 44289 · re-entered April 18, 2021
  • Starlink 78 · NORAD 44290 · re-entered September 16, 2020
  • Starlink 77 · NORAD 44291 · re-entered October 2, 2020
  • Starlink 81 · NORAD 44292 · re-entered October 4, 2020
  • Starlink 74 · NORAD 44293 · re-entered September 29, 2020
  • Starlink 53 · NORAD 44294 · re-entered September 26, 2020

Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org

About this launch

An initial batch of 60 satellites meant to test Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.

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Questions

When did Starlink Demo launch?

Starlink Demo launched on May 24, 2019. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.

Where can I watch Starlink Demo?

Coverage: Watch a Falcon 9 | Starlink full launch recap!; Starlink Mission. Watch the replay

What rocket launched Starlink Demo?

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

Where did Starlink Demo launch from?

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

Did the booster land?

Booster B1049 flew for the 3rd time and landed at Of Course I Still Love You.

What orbit did Starlink Demo reach?

Starlink 31, one of 64 catalogued objects, reached a 440 × 450 km orbit inclined 53.0°.

How many satellites did Starlink Demo launch?

60 payloads from this launch are catalogued, none of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).

Which program is Starlink Demo part of?

Starlink. About Starlink