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Starlink Group 10-5

Launched

August 20, 2024 · 13:20 UTC

Launch SuccessfulWeather 80% go
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Summary

Starlink Group 10-5 launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 Block 5 from Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on August 20, 2024 at 13:20 UTC. The launch window ran from 09:36 to 13:20 UTC. It was SpaceX's 395th launch, 84th this year and humanity's 6,743rd orbital launch attempt. It was the 310th Falcon 9 Block 5 flight and the 81st this year. Booster B1085 flew for the 1st time and landed at A Shortfall of Gravitas. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). The tracked orbit of Starlink 31844, one of 22 catalogued objects, from August 26, 2024, was 321 × 322 km inclined 53.2°. 22 objects from this launch are catalogued, all of them payloads.

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Booster
  • B1085 · flight 1 · Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship at A Shortfall of Gravitas · landed161/162 landed here · 618 km downrange
Mission
Communications · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)for SpX
Milestone
310th Falcon 9 Block 5 flight · 81st this yearSpaceX's 395th launch84th this yearhumanity's 6,743rd orbital launch attempt154th orbital launch attempt this year

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Orbit: as tracked

53.2°Inclination
321 × 322 kmPerigee × apogeefrom mean elements
90.8 minPeriodfrom mean elements
36.0°Ascending node
780 d agoElement epoch2024-08-26 14:00 UTC · stale

Starlink 31844 · NORAD 60583 · 2024-150 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 22 objects

Show the numbers for orbit elements
Object
TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
Object ID
2024-150A
Epoch
2024-08-26 14:00:01 UTC
Mean motion
15.85715506 rev/day
Eccentricity
0.000082
Inclination
53.1579°
Ascending node
36.0062°
Arg. of perigee
75.4459°
Mean anomaly
299.0949°
Element set
999
Rev at epoch
218
B*
-0.0047243

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 3 min
  1. T−38MGO for Prop Load
  2. T−35MProp Load
  3. T−35MStage 1 LOX Load
  4. T−16MStage 2 LOX Load
  5. T−7MEngine Chill
  6. T−1MStartup
  7. T−1MTank Press
  8. T−45SGO for Launch
  9. T−3SIgnition
  10. T−0Liftoff
  11. T+1M12SMax-Q
  12. T+2M29SMECO
  13. T+2M32SStage 2 Separation
  14. T+2M39SSES-1
  15. T+3MFairing Separation
  16. T+6M3SEntry Burn Startup
  17. T+6M26SEntry Burn Shutdown
  18. T+7M50SStage 1 Landing Burn
  19. T+8M14SStage 1 Landing
  20. T+8M42SSECO-1
  21. T+54M57SSES-2
  22. T+54M58SSECO-2
  23. T+1H3M51SStarlink Deployment

Catalogued objects

22 catalogued: 22 payloads; 22 still in orbit

  • Starlink 31844 · NORAD 60583 · in orbit
  • Starlink 32204 · NORAD 60584 · in orbit
  • Starlink 32130 · NORAD 60585 · in orbit
  • Starlink 32173 · NORAD 60586 · in orbit
  • Starlink 31911 · NORAD 60587 · in orbit
  • Starlink 31994 · NORAD 60588 · in orbit
  • Starlink 32169 · NORAD 60589 · in orbit
  • Starlink 32209 · NORAD 60590 · in orbit
  • Starlink 32170 · NORAD 60591 · in orbit
  • Starlink 31497 · NORAD 60592 · in orbit
  • Starlink 32161 · NORAD 60593 · in orbit
  • Starlink 32210 · NORAD 60594 · in orbit
Show 10 more payloads
  • Starlink 32202 · NORAD 60595 · in orbit
  • Starlink 31930 · NORAD 60596 · in orbit
  • Starlink 32162 · NORAD 60597 · in orbit
  • Starlink 32208 · NORAD 60598 · in orbit
  • Starlink 32165 · NORAD 60599 · in orbit
  • Starlink 31923 · NORAD 60600 · in orbit
  • Starlink 31988 · NORAD 60601 · in orbit
  • Starlink 31983 · NORAD 60602 · in orbit
  • Starlink 31874 · NORAD 60603 · in orbit
  • Starlink 32039 · NORAD 60604 · 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.

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Map of Space Launch Complex 40

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

257th launch from Space Launch Complex 40, 39th this year · 970th from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

Local pad time at liftoff: Aug 20, 9:20 AM EDT, in daylight

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

5 days after the previous launch from this pad

Updates

Launch success.

Show 9 earlier updates
  • Liftoff!

    hitura-nobad · 8/20/2024 · source

  • Unofficial Re-stream by SPACE AFFAIRS has started

    LL2 · 8/20/2024 · source

  • New T-0.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 8/20/2024 · source

  • GO for launch.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 8/20/2024 · source

  • Weather 80% GO

    hitura-nobad · 8/19/2024 · source

  • Tweaked launch window.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 8/18/2024 · source

  • Delayed to August 20 per marine navigation warnings.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 8/13/2024 · source

  • Targeting NET August 19 per NOTAMs F2889/24.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 8/12/2024 · source

  • Adding launch.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 3/8/2024

Questions

When did Starlink Group 10-5 launch?

Starlink Group 10-5 launched on August 20, 2024 at 13:20 UTC. The launch window ran from 09:36 to 13:20 UTC.

Where can I watch Starlink Group 10-5?

Coverage: YouTube; YouTube; YouTube. Watch the replay

What rocket launched Starlink Group 10-5?

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

Where did Starlink Group 10-5 launch from?

Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA. Liftoff was Aug 20, 9:20 AM EDT local time at the pad.

Did the booster land?

Booster B1085 flew for the 1st time and landed at A Shortfall of Gravitas.

What orbit did Starlink Group 10-5 reach?

The tracked orbit of Starlink 31844, one of 22 catalogued objects, from August 26, 2024, was 321 × 322 km inclined 53.2°.

How many satellites did Starlink Group 10-5 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 10-5 part of?

Starlink. About Starlink