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Starlink Group 10-2

Launched

June 23, 2024 · 17:15 UTC

Launch SuccessfulWeather 70% go
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Summary

Starlink Group 10-2 launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 Block 5 from Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on June 23, 2024 at 17:15 UTC. The launch window ran from 17:15 to 21:01 UTC. It was SpaceX's 376th launch, 65th this year and humanity's 6,709th orbital launch attempt. It was the 292nd Falcon 9 Block 5 flight and the 63rd this year. Booster B1078 flew for the 11th time and landed at A Shortfall of Gravitas. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). The tracked orbit of Starlink 31441, one of 22 catalogued objects, from June 26, 2024, was 277 × 280 km inclined 53.2°. 22 objects from this launch are catalogued, all of them payloads.

Booster
  • B1078 · flight 11 · Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship at A Shortfall of Gravitas · landed161/162 landed here · 26 days after its previous flight, Starlink Group 6-60 · 618 km downrange
Mission
Communications · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)for SpX
Milestone
292nd Falcon 9 Block 5 flight · 63rd this yearSpaceX's 376th launch65th this yearhumanity's 6,709th orbital launch attempt120th orbital launch attempt this year

Flight preview

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Orbit: as tracked

53.2°Inclination
277 × 280 kmPerigee × apogeefrom mean elements
89.9 minPeriodfrom mean elements
56.2°Ascending node
842 d agoElement epoch2024-06-26 02:00 UTC · stale

Starlink 31441 · NORAD 60091 · 2024-117 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 22 objects

Show the numbers for orbit elements
Object
STARLINK-31441
Object ID
2024-117A
Epoch
2024-06-26 02:00:41 UTC
Mean motion
16.01112747 rev/day
Eccentricity
0.0002136
Inclination
53.1518°
Ascending node
56.1645°
Arg. of perigee
269.1693°
Mean anomaly
72.8235°
Element set
999
Rev at epoch
130
B*
0.0021019

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 44 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+2M24SMECO
  13. T+2M28SStage 2 Separation
  14. T+2M35SSES-1
  15. T+2M54SFairing Separation
  16. T+6M9SEntry Burn Startup
  17. T+6M33SEntry Burn Shutdown
  18. T+7M53SStage 1 Landing Burn
  19. T+8M18SStage 1 Landing
  20. T+8M38SSECO-1
  21. T+43M50SSES-2
  22. T+43M52SSECO-2
  23. T+52M44SStarlink Deployment

Catalogued objects

22 catalogued: 22 payloads; 22 still in orbit

  • Starlink 31441 · NORAD 60091 · in orbit
  • Starlink 32044 · NORAD 60092 · in orbit
  • Starlink 31239 · NORAD 60093 · in orbit
  • Starlink 32007 · NORAD 60094 · in orbit
  • Starlink 32028 · NORAD 60095 · in orbit
  • Starlink 32016 · NORAD 60096 · in orbit
  • Starlink 32003 · NORAD 60097 · in orbit
  • Starlink 32026 · NORAD 60098 · in orbit
  • Starlink 31732 · NORAD 60099 · in orbit
  • Starlink 31996 · NORAD 60100 · in orbit
  • Starlink 31999 · NORAD 60101 · in orbit
  • Starlink 31954 · NORAD 60102 · in orbit
Show 10 more payloads
  • Starlink 32013 · NORAD 60103 · in orbit
  • Starlink 32009 · NORAD 60104 · in orbit
  • Starlink 32018 · NORAD 60105 · in orbit
  • Starlink 32045 · NORAD 60106 · in orbit
  • Starlink 32035 · NORAD 60107 · in orbit
  • Starlink 32042 · NORAD 60108 · in orbit
  • Starlink 32040 · NORAD 60109 · in orbit
  • Starlink 32001 · NORAD 60110 · in orbit
  • Starlink 32015 · NORAD 60111 · in orbit
  • Starlink 32024 · NORAD 60112 · 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

249th launch from Space Launch Complex 40, 31st this year · 961st from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

Local pad time at liftoff: Jun 23, 1:15 PM EDT, in daylight

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

2 days 19 hours after the previous launch from this pad

Updates

Launch success.

Show 9 earlier updates
  • Liftoff.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 6/23/2024 · source

  • Unofficial Webcast by SPACE AFFAIRS has started

    LL2 · 6/23/2024 · source

  • T-0 is accurate to the second

    Nosu · 6/22/2024 · source

  • Updated launch weather.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 6/22/2024 · source

  • GO for launch.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 6/21/2024 · source

  • NET June 23.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 6/20/2024 · source

  • Slip due to delays with Astra 1P launch.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 6/19/2024 · source

  • NET June 21 per marine navigation warnings.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 6/16/2024 · source

  • No longer scheduled as the next Falcon 9 launch from Cape Canaveral.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 6/15/2024 · source

Questions

When did Starlink Group 10-2 launch?

Starlink Group 10-2 launched on June 23, 2024 at 17:15 UTC. The launch window ran from 17:15 to 21:01 UTC.

Where can I watch Starlink Group 10-2?

Coverage: SpaceX Starlink Group 10-2; SpaceX - Falcon 9 - Starlink Group 10-2 - SLC-40 - Cape Canaveral SFS - June 23, 2024; Watch live: SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches from Cape Canaveral with 22 Starlink satellites. Watch the replay

What rocket launched Starlink Group 10-2?

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

Where did Starlink Group 10-2 launch from?

Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA. Liftoff was Jun 23, 1:15 PM EDT local time at the pad.

Did the booster land?

Booster B1078 flew for the 11th time and landed at A Shortfall of Gravitas.

What orbit did Starlink Group 10-2 reach?

The tracked orbit of Starlink 31441, one of 22 catalogued objects, from June 26, 2024, was 277 × 280 km inclined 53.2°.

How many satellites did Starlink Group 10-2 launch?

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

Which program is Starlink Group 10-2 part of?

Starlink. About Starlink