SpaceXFalcon 9 Block 5Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Starlink Group 10-36
Launched
February 20, 2026 · 01:41 UTC
Image: SpaceX
Summary
Starlink Group 10-36 launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 Block 5 from Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on February 20, 2026 at 01:41 UTC. The launch window ran from 22:00 to 02:00 UTC. It was SpaceX's 639th launch, 20th this year and humanity's 7,210th orbital launch attempt. It was the 546th Falcon 9 Block 5 flight and the 20th this year. Booster B1077 flew for the 26th time and landed at Just Read the Instructions. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). The tracked orbit of Starlink 36840, one of 29 catalogued objects, from February 25, 2026, was 301 × 302 km inclined 53.2°. 29 objects from this launch are catalogued, all of them payloads.
- Watch
- Vehicle
- Falcon 9 Block 5 · SpaceXStarlink
- Booster
- B1077 · flight 26 · Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship at Just Read the Instructions · landed156/157 landed here · 79 days after its previous flight, Starlink Group 6-95 · 605 km downrange
- Mission
- Communications · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)for SpX
- Milestone
- 546th Falcon 9 Block 5 flight · 20th this yearSpaceX's 639th launch20th this yearhumanity's 7,210th orbital launch attempt37th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Simulate in Flight ClubOrbit: as tracked
Starlink 36840 · NORAD 67850 · 2026-034 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 29 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2026-034A
- Epoch
- 2026-02-25 16:00:01 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.92825004 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0000493
- Inclination
- 53.1527°
- Ascending node
- 271.774°
- Arg. of perigee
- 94.0159°
- Mean anomaly
- 245.6644°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 198
- B*
- -0.0048438
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LEO.
Flight timeline
- T+1M12SMax-Q
- T+2M26SMECO
- T+2M29SStage 2 Separation
- T+2M36SSES-1
- T+3M1SFairing Separation
- T+6M1SEntry Burn Startup
- T+6M23SEntry Burn Shutdown
- T+7M55SStage 1 Landing Burn
- T+8M19SStage 1 Landing
- T+8M40SSECO-1
- T+54M21SSES-2
- T+54M22SSECO-2
- T+1H3M43SStarlink Deployment
Catalogued objects
29 catalogued: 29 payloads; 29 still in orbit
- Starlink 36840 · NORAD 67850 · in orbit
- Starlink 36348 · NORAD 67851 · in orbit
- Starlink 36276 · NORAD 67852 · in orbit
- Starlink 36785 · NORAD 67853 · in orbit
- Starlink 36608 · NORAD 67854 · in orbit
- Starlink 36838 · NORAD 67855 · in orbit
- Starlink 36843 · NORAD 67856 · in orbit
- Starlink 36828 · NORAD 67857 · in orbit
- Starlink 36837 · NORAD 67858 · in orbit
- Starlink 36393 · NORAD 67859 · in orbit
- Starlink 35873 · NORAD 67860 · in orbit
- Starlink 36325 · NORAD 67861 · in orbit
Show 17 more payloads
- Starlink 36332 · NORAD 67862 · in orbit
- Starlink 36835 · NORAD 67863 · in orbit
- Starlink 36831 · NORAD 67864 · in orbit
- Starlink 36738 · NORAD 67865 · in orbit
- Starlink 36780 · NORAD 67866 · in orbit
- Starlink 36761 · NORAD 67867 · in orbit
- Starlink 36762 · NORAD 67868 · in orbit
- Starlink 36779 · NORAD 67869 · in orbit
- Starlink 36770 · NORAD 67870 · in orbit
- Starlink 36769 · NORAD 67871 · in orbit
- Starlink 36786 · NORAD 67872 · in orbit
- Starlink 36783 · NORAD 67873 · in orbit
- Starlink 36730 · NORAD 67874 · in orbit
- Starlink 36727 · NORAD 67875 · in orbit
- Starlink 36743 · NORAD 67876 · in orbit
- Starlink 36784 · NORAD 67877 · in orbit
- Starlink 36689 · NORAD 67878 · 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. First Starlink launch to feature a Falcon 9 booster landing within The Bahamas waters operationally, after the trajectory was tested during launch of Starlink Group 10-12 in February 2025.
Pad
Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
364th launch from Space Launch Complex 40, 10th this year · 1,087th from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Local pad time at liftoff: Feb 19, 8:41 PM EST, at night
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.
Cosmic_Penguin · 2/20/2026 · source
Now targeting Feb 20 at 01:41 UTC
Cosmic_Penguin · 2/19/2026 · source
Now targeting Feb 19 at 23:42 UTC
Cosmic_Penguin · 2/19/2026 · source
Now targeting Feb 19 at 22:00 UTC
Cosmic_Penguin · 2/18/2026 · source
Updated launch weather, >95% GO.
Cosmic_Penguin · 2/17/2026 · source
Now targeting Feb 18 at 22:00 UTC
Cosmic_Penguin · 2/13/2026 · source
Now targeting Feb 17 at 22:00 UTC
Cosmic_Penguin · 2/5/2026 · source
Delayed to NET February 11.
Cosmic_Penguin · 1/15/2026 · source
GO for launch.
Cosmic_Penguin · 1/14/2026 · source
Questions
When did Starlink Group 10-36 launch?
Starlink Group 10-36 launched on February 20, 2026 at 01:41 UTC. The launch window ran from 22:00 to 02:00 UTC.
Where can I watch Starlink Group 10-36?
Coverage: SpaceX Starlink Group 10-36; SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket to land near Bahamas on Starlink mission / Artemis 2 fueling test; NASA conducts Second Wet Dress Rehearsal on SLS ahead of Artemis II (Part II). Watch the replay
What rocket launched Starlink Group 10-36?
Falcon 9 Block 5, flown by SpaceX. Falcon 9 Block 5 spec sheet
Where did Starlink Group 10-36 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA. Liftoff was Feb 19, 8:41 PM EST local time at the pad.
Did the booster land?
Booster B1077 flew for the 26th time and landed at Just Read the Instructions.
What orbit did Starlink Group 10-36 reach?
The tracked orbit of Starlink 36840, one of 29 catalogued objects, from February 25, 2026, was 301 × 302 km inclined 53.2°.
How many satellites did Starlink Group 10-36 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 10-36 part of?
Starlink. About Starlink