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Starlink Group 10-3

Launched

June 27, 2024 · 11:14 UTC

Launch SuccessfulWeather 90% go
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Summary

Starlink Group 10-3 launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 Block 5 from Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on June 27, 2024 at 11:14 UTC. The launch window ran from 11:14 to 15:00 UTC. It was SpaceX's 379th launch, 68th this year and humanity's 6,712th orbital launch attempt. It was the 294th Falcon 9 Block 5 flight and the 65th this year. Booster B1062 flew for the 22nd time and landed at Just Read the Instructions. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). The tracked orbit of Starlink 32043, one of 23 catalogued objects, from July 3, 2024, was 284 × 286 km inclined 53.2°. 23 objects from this launch are catalogued, all of them payloads.

Booster
  • B1062 · flight 22 · Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship at Just Read the Instructions · landed156/157 landed here · 40 days after its previous flight, Starlink Group 6-59 · 618 km downrange
Mission
Communications · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)for SpX
Milestone
294th Falcon 9 Block 5 flight · 65th this yearSpaceX's 379th launch68th this yearhumanity's 6,712th orbital launch attempt123rd orbital launch attempt this year

Flight preview

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Orbit: as tracked

53.2°Inclination
284 × 286 kmPerigee × apogeefrom mean elements
90.1 minPeriodfrom mean elements
309.8°Ascending node
834 d agoElement epoch2024-07-03 16:00 UTC · stale

Starlink 32043 · NORAD 60135 · 2024-120 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 23 objects

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Object
TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
Object ID
2024-120A
Epoch
2024-07-03 16:00:00 UTC
Mean motion
15.98789118 rev/day
Eccentricity
0.0001012
Inclination
53.1516°
Ascending node
309.8172°
Arg. of perigee
56.6428°
Mean anomaly
82.8568°
Element set
999
Rev at epoch
198
B*
-0.0012028

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+1 h 2 min
  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+2M26SMECO
  13. T+2M30SStage 2 Separation
  14. T+2M37SSES-1
  15. T+2M57SFairing Separation
  16. T+6M5SEntry Burn Startup
  17. T+6M27SEntry Burn Shutdown
  18. T+7M50SStage 1 Landing Burn
  19. T+8M13SStage 1 Landing
  20. T+8M41SSECO-1
  21. T+53M41SSES-2
  22. T+53M43SSECO-2
  23. T+1H2M35SStarlink Deployment

Catalogued objects

23 catalogued: 23 payloads; 22 still in orbit

  • Starlink 32043 · NORAD 60135 · in orbit
  • Starlink 32112 · NORAD 60136 · in orbit
  • Starlink 32050 · NORAD 60137 · in orbit
  • Starlink 32025 · NORAD 60138 · in orbit
  • Starlink 31867 · NORAD 60139 · re-entered March 31, 2026
  • Starlink 31694 · NORAD 60140 · in orbit
  • Starlink 32036 · NORAD 60141 · in orbit
  • Starlink 32031 · NORAD 60142 · in orbit
  • Starlink 32027 · NORAD 60143 · in orbit
  • Starlink 32033 · NORAD 60144 · in orbit
  • Starlink 32029 · NORAD 60145 · in orbit
  • Starlink 32127 · NORAD 60146 · in orbit
Show 11 more payloads
  • Starlink 32019 · NORAD 60147 · in orbit
  • Starlink 32021 · NORAD 60148 · in orbit
  • Starlink 32022 · NORAD 60149 · in orbit
  • Starlink 32014 · NORAD 60150 · in orbit
  • Starlink 32004 · NORAD 60151 · in orbit
  • Starlink 32147 · NORAD 60152 · in orbit
  • Starlink 32131 · NORAD 60153 · in orbit
  • Starlink 32145 · NORAD 60154 · in orbit
  • Starlink 32137 · NORAD 60155 · in orbit
  • Starlink 32048 · NORAD 60156 · in orbit
  • Starlink 32129 · NORAD 60157 · in orbit

Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org

About this launch

A batch of 23 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

250th launch from Space Launch Complex 40, 32nd this year · 962nd from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

Local pad time at liftoff: Jun 27, 7:14 AM EDT, in daylight

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

3 days 17 hours after the previous launch from this pad

Updates

Launch success.

Show 9 earlier updates
  • Liftoff

    Nosu · 6/27/2024 · source

  • Unofficial Re-stream by SPACE AFFAIRS has started

    LL2 · 6/27/2024 · source

  • GO for launch.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 6/26/2024 · source

  • Weather 90%

    Nosu · 6/26/2024 · source

  • Updating window with launch opportunities

    Nosu · 6/26/2024 · source

  • Launch time is accurate to the second

    Nosu · 6/26/2024 · source

  • Updating window

    Nosu · 6/23/2024 · source

  • Targeting NET June 27 per NOTAMs F2191/24.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 6/21/2024 · source

  • Reverted back to June TBD due to delays with previous launches from the same pad.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 6/20/2024 · source

Questions

When did Starlink Group 10-3 launch?

Starlink Group 10-3 launched on June 27, 2024 at 11:14 UTC. The launch window ran from 11:14 to 15:00 UTC.

Where can I watch Starlink Group 10-3?

Coverage: SpaceX Starlink Group 10-3; SpaceX - Falcon 9 - Starlink Group 10-3 - SLC-40 - Cape Canaveral SFS - June 27, 2024; Watch live: SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches from Cape Canaveral with 23 Starlink satellites. Watch the replay

What rocket launched Starlink Group 10-3?

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

Where did Starlink Group 10-3 launch from?

Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA. Liftoff was Jun 27, 7:14 AM EDT local time at the pad.

Did the booster land?

Booster B1062 flew for the 22nd time and landed at Just Read the Instructions.

What orbit did Starlink Group 10-3 reach?

The tracked orbit of Starlink 32043, one of 23 catalogued objects, from July 3, 2024, was 284 × 286 km inclined 53.2°.

How many satellites did Starlink Group 10-3 launch?

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

Which program is Starlink Group 10-3 part of?

Starlink. About Starlink