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Starlink Group 10-1

Launched

June 8, 2024 · 01:56 UTC

Launch SuccessfulWeather 60% go
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Summary

Starlink Group 10-1 launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 Block 5 from Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on June 8, 2024 at 01:56 UTC. The launch window ran from 00:00 to 02:10 UTC. It was SpaceX's 372nd launch, 61st this year and humanity's 6,703rd orbital launch attempt. It was the 288th Falcon 9 Block 5 flight and the 59th this year. Booster B1069 flew for the 16th time and landed at A Shortfall of Gravitas. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). The tracked orbit of Starlink 31978, one of 22 catalogued objects, from June 13, 2024, was 291 × 292 km inclined 53.2°. 22 objects from this launch are catalogued, all of them payloads.

Booster
  • B1069 · flight 16 · Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship at A Shortfall of Gravitas · landed161/162 landed here · 32 days after its previous flight, Starlink Group 6-57 · 618 km downrange
Mission
Communications · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)for SpX
Milestone
288th Falcon 9 Block 5 flight · 59th this yearSpaceX's 372nd launch61st this yearhumanity's 6,703rd orbital launch attempt114th orbital launch attempt this year

Flight preview

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Orbit: as tracked

53.2°Inclination
291 × 292 kmPerigee × apogeefrom mean elements
90.2 minPeriodfrom mean elements
154.9°Ascending node
854 d agoElement epoch2024-06-13 14:00 UTC · stale

Starlink 31978 · NORAD 60016 · 2024-111 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 22 objects

Show the numbers for orbit elements
Object
STARLINK-31978
Object ID
2024-111A
Epoch
2024-06-13 14:00:01 UTC
Mean motion
15.96428868 rev/day
Eccentricity
0.0000527
Inclination
53.1527°
Ascending node
154.8761°
Arg. of perigee
66.3758°
Mean anomaly
346.7361°
Element set
999
Rev at epoch
165
B*
-0.0020904

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

Flight timeline

23 steps, T−38 min to T+52 min 32 s
  1. T−38MGO for Prop Load
  2. T−35MStage 1 LOX Load
  3. T−35MProp Load
  4. T−16MStage 2 LOX Load
  5. T−7MEngine Chill
  6. T−1MTank Press
  7. T−1MStartup
  8. T−45SGO for Launch
  9. T−3SIgnition
  10. T−0Liftoff
  11. T+1M10SMax-Q
  12. T+2M25SMECO
  13. T+2M28SStage 2 Separation
  14. T+2M36SSES-1
  15. T+2M53SFairing Separation
  16. T+6M11SEntry Burn Startup
  17. T+6M38SEntry Burn Shutdown
  18. T+8M4SStage 1 Landing Burn
  19. T+8M26SStage 1 Landing
  20. T+8M30SSECO-1
  21. T+43M38SSES-2
  22. T+43M39SSECO-2
  23. T+52M32SStarlink Deployment

Catalogued objects

22 catalogued: 22 payloads; 20 still in orbit

  • Starlink 31978 · NORAD 60016 · in orbit
  • Starlink 31987 · NORAD 60017 · in orbit
  • Starlink 31984 · NORAD 60018 · in orbit
  • Starlink 31986 · NORAD 60019 · in orbit
  • Starlink 31883 · NORAD 60020 · in orbit
  • Starlink 31967 · NORAD 60021 · in orbit
  • Starlink 31982 · NORAD 60022 · in orbit
  • Starlink 31992 · NORAD 60023 · in orbit
  • Starlink 31990 · NORAD 60024 · in orbit
  • Starlink 31864 · NORAD 60025 · re-entered December 28, 2025
  • Starlink 31939 · NORAD 60026 · in orbit
  • Starlink 32012 · NORAD 60027 · in orbit
Show 10 more payloads
  • Starlink 32008 · NORAD 60028 · in orbit
  • Starlink 32006 · NORAD 60029 · in orbit
  • Starlink 32011 · NORAD 60030 · in orbit
  • Starlink 31878 · NORAD 60031 · in orbit
  • Starlink 32017 · NORAD 60032 · in orbit
  • Starlink 31998 · NORAD 60033 · re-entered July 18, 2025
  • Starlink 32005 · NORAD 60034 · in orbit
  • Starlink 31981 · NORAD 60035 · in orbit
  • Starlink 31985 · NORAD 60036 · in orbit
  • Starlink 31918 · NORAD 60037 · in orbit

Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org

About this launch

A batch of 22 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.

Pad

Map of Space Launch Complex 40

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

247th launch from Space Launch Complex 40, 29th this year · 959th from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

Local pad time at liftoff: Jun 7, 9:56 PM EDT, at night

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

2 days 23 hours after the previous launch from this pad

Updates

Launch success.

Show 9 earlier updates
  • Unofficial Webcast by SPACE AFFAIRS has started

    LL2 · 6/8/2024 · source

  • Liftoff.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 6/8/2024 · source

  • New T-0.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 6/8/2024 · source

  • Updating T-0

    SwGustav · 6/8/2024 · source

  • Updating T-0

    Nosu · 6/7/2024 · source

  • Updating T-0

    Nosu · 6/7/2024 · source

  • GO for launch.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 6/7/2024 · source

  • Adjusted T-0.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 6/7/2024 · source

  • Weather 60%

    Nosu · 6/6/2024 · source

Questions

When did Starlink Group 10-1 launch?

Starlink Group 10-1 launched on June 8, 2024 at 01:56 UTC. The launch window ran from 00:00 to 02:10 UTC.

Where can I watch Starlink Group 10-1?

Coverage: SpaceX Starlink Group 10-1; SpaceX - Falcon 9 - Starlink Group 10-1 - SLC-40 - Cape Canaveral SFS - June 7, 2024; Watch live: SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches from Cape Canaveral with 22 Starlink satellites. Watch the replay

What rocket launched Starlink Group 10-1?

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

Where did Starlink Group 10-1 launch from?

Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA. Liftoff was Jun 7, 9:56 PM EDT local time at the pad.

Did the booster land?

Booster B1069 flew for the 16th time and landed at A Shortfall of Gravitas.

What orbit did Starlink Group 10-1 reach?

The tracked orbit of Starlink 31978, one of 22 catalogued objects, from June 13, 2024, was 291 × 292 km inclined 53.2°.

How many satellites did Starlink Group 10-1 launch?

22 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 20 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).

Which program is Starlink Group 10-1 part of?

Starlink. About Starlink