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Starlink Group 10-31

Launched

May 21, 2026 · 10:04 UTC

Launch SuccessfulWeather 90% go
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Summary

Starlink Group 10-31 launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 Block 5 from Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on May 21, 2026 at 10:04 UTC. The launch window ran from 09:26 to 13:26 UTC. It was SpaceX's 678th launch, 59th this year and humanity's 7,289th orbital launch attempt. It was the 584th Falcon 9 Block 5 flight and the 58th this year. Booster B1077 flew for the 28th time and landed at A Shortfall of Gravitas. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). The tracked orbit of Starlink 37395, one of 29 catalogued objects, from May 27, 2026, was 281 × 282 km inclined 53.2°. 29 objects from this launch are catalogued, all of them payloads.

Booster
  • B1077 · flight 28 · Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship at A Shortfall of Gravitas · landed166/167 landed here · 62 days after its previous flight, Starlink Group 10-33 · 600 km downrange
Mission
Communications · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)for SpX
Milestone
584th Falcon 9 Block 5 flight · 58th this yearSpaceX's 678th launch59th this yearhumanity's 7,289th orbital launch attempt116th orbital launch attempt this year

Flight preview

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Orbit: as tracked

53.2°Inclination
281 × 282 kmPerigee × apogeefrom mean elements
90.0 minPeriodfrom mean elements
255.0°Ascending node
141 d agoElement epoch2026-05-27 16:00 UTC · stale

Starlink 37395 · NORAD 69148 · 2026-111 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 29 objects

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Object
TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
Object ID
2026-111A
Epoch
2026-05-27 16:00:00 UTC
Mean motion
16.00077234 rev/day
Eccentricity
0.0001183
Inclination
53.1605°
Ascending node
254.9938°
Arg. of perigee
56.6235°
Mean anomaly
97.7317°
Element set
999
Rev at epoch
224
B*
-0.0022798

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 1 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+2M29SStage 2 Separation
  14. T+2M36SSES-1
  15. T+2M58SFairing Separation
  16. T+6M2SEntry Burn Startup
  17. T+6M24SEntry Burn Shutdown
  18. T+7M57SStage 1 Landing Burn
  19. T+8M20SStage 1 Landing
  20. T+8M39SSECO-1
  21. T+52M3SSES-2
  22. T+52M4SSECO-2
  23. T+1H1M24SStarlink Deployment

Catalogued objects

29 catalogued: 29 payloads; 29 still in orbit

  • Starlink 37395 · NORAD 69148 · in orbit
  • Starlink 37346 · NORAD 69149 · in orbit
  • Starlink 37332 · NORAD 69150 · in orbit
  • Starlink 37297 · NORAD 69151 · in orbit
  • Starlink 37317 · NORAD 69152 · in orbit
  • Starlink 37374 · NORAD 69153 · in orbit
  • Starlink 37235 · NORAD 69154 · in orbit
  • Starlink 37329 · NORAD 69155 · in orbit
  • Starlink 37345 · NORAD 69156 · in orbit
  • Starlink 37353 · NORAD 69157 · in orbit
  • Starlink 37363 · NORAD 69158 · in orbit
  • Starlink 37343 · NORAD 69159 · in orbit
Show 17 more payloads
  • Starlink 37328 · NORAD 69160 · in orbit
  • Starlink 37311 · NORAD 69161 · in orbit
  • Starlink 36286 · NORAD 69162 · in orbit
  • Starlink 37196 · NORAD 69163 · in orbit
  • Starlink 36288 · NORAD 69164 · in orbit
  • Starlink 37445 · NORAD 69165 · in orbit
  • Starlink 37491 · NORAD 69166 · in orbit
  • Starlink 37474 · NORAD 69167 · in orbit
  • Starlink 37469 · NORAD 69168 · in orbit
  • Starlink 37515 · NORAD 69169 · in orbit
  • Starlink 37437 · NORAD 69170 · in orbit
  • Starlink 37392 · NORAD 69171 · in orbit
  • Starlink 37472 · NORAD 69172 · in orbit
  • Starlink 37461 · NORAD 69173 · in orbit
  • Starlink 37333 · NORAD 69174 · in orbit
  • Starlink 37385 · NORAD 69175 · in orbit
  • Starlink 37414 · NORAD 69176 · in orbit

Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org

About this launch

A batch of 29 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

382nd launch from Space Launch Complex 40, 28th this year · 1,108th from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

Local pad time at liftoff: May 21, 6:04 AM EDT, in twilight

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

5 days 11 hours after the previous launch from this pad

Updates

Launch success.

Show 9 earlier updates
  • Liftoff.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 5/21/2026 · source

  • Unofficial Re-stream by SPACE AFFAIRS has started

    LL2 · 5/21/2026 · source

  • Now targeting May 21 at 10:04 UTC

    Cosmic_Penguin · 5/20/2026 · source

  • Now targeting May 21 at 09:59 UTC

    Cosmic_Penguin · 5/20/2026 · source

  • Updated launch site weather.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 5/20/2026 · source

  • Updated launch weather, 85% GO.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 5/20/2026 · source

  • Now targeting May 21 at 09:26 UTC

    Cosmic_Penguin · 5/14/2026 · source

  • Now targeting May 22 at 09:04 UTC

    Cosmic_Penguin · 5/12/2026 · source

  • Added launch.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 5/5/2026 · source

Questions

When did Starlink Group 10-31 launch?

Starlink Group 10-31 launched on May 21, 2026 at 10:04 UTC. The launch window ran from 09:26 to 13:26 UTC.

Where can I watch Starlink Group 10-31?

Coverage: SpaceX Starlink Group 10-31; Live: SpaceX launches Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral carrying 29 Starlink satellites; Starlink Mission. Watch the replay

What rocket launched Starlink Group 10-31?

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

Where did Starlink Group 10-31 launch from?

Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA. Liftoff was May 21, 6:04 AM EDT local time at the pad.

Did the booster land?

Booster B1077 flew for the 28th time and landed at A Shortfall of Gravitas.

What orbit did Starlink Group 10-31 reach?

The tracked orbit of Starlink 37395, one of 29 catalogued objects, from May 27, 2026, was 281 × 282 km inclined 53.2°.

How many satellites did Starlink Group 10-31 launch?

29 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 29 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).

Which program is Starlink Group 10-31 part of?

Starlink. About Starlink