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Starlink Group 10-50

Launched

July 5, 2026 · 10:50 UTC

Launch SuccessfulWeather 85% go
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Summary

Starlink Group 10-50 launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 Block 5 from Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on July 5, 2026 at 10:50 UTC. The launch window ran from 10:36 to 14:36 UTC. It was SpaceX's 699th launch, 80th this year and humanity's 7,333rd orbital launch attempt. It was the 604th Falcon 9 Block 5 flight and the 78th this year. Booster B1090 flew for the 13th time and landed at A Shortfall of Gravitas. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). The earliest tracked orbit of STARLINK-37520, one of 29 catalogued objects, from July 8, 2026, was 266 × 268 km inclined 53.2°. 29 objects from this launch are catalogued, all of them payloads.

Booster
  • B1090 · flight 13 · Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship at A Shortfall of Gravitas · landed167/168 landed here · 31 days after its previous flight, Starlink Group 10-43 · 600 km downrange
Mission
Communications · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)for SpX
Milestone
604th Falcon 9 Block 5 flight · 78th this yearSpaceX's 699th launch80th this yearhumanity's 7,333rd orbital launch attempt160th orbital launch attempt this year

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Orbit: as tracked

266 × 268 km · 53.2°At launchearliest tracked set, 2026-07-08
53.2°Inclination
416 × 418 kmPerigee × apogeefrom mean elements
92.8 minPeriodfrom mean elements
194.7°Ascending node
73 d agoElement epoch2026-08-03 22:00 UTC · stale

STARLINK-37520 · NORAD 69819 · 2026-154A · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 29 objects

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Object
STARLINK-37520
Object ID
2026-154A
Epoch
2026-08-03 22:00:01 UTC
Mean motion
15.52384098 rev/day
Eccentricity
0.00010674
Inclination
53.1604°
Ascending node
194.6903°
Arg. of perigee
109.0978°
Mean anomaly
312.9113°
Element set
999
Rev at epoch
584
B*
-0.035642133

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−1MTank Press
  7. T−1MStartup
  8. T−45SGO for Launch
  9. T−3SIgnition
  10. T−0Liftoff
  11. T+1M11SMax-Q
  12. T+2M26SMECO
  13. T+2M29SStage 2 Separation
  14. T+2M36SSES-1
  15. T+2M59SFairing Separation
  16. T+6MEntry Burn Startup
  17. T+6M22SEntry Burn Shutdown
  18. T+7M56SStage 1 Landing Burn
  19. T+8M19SStage 1 Landing
  20. T+8M40SSECO-1
  21. T+54M10SSES-2
  22. T+54M11SSECO-2
  23. T+1H3M31SStarlink Deployment

Catalogued objects

29 catalogued: 29 payloads; 29 still in orbit

  • Starlink 37520 · NORAD 69819 · in orbit
  • Starlink 37553 · NORAD 69820 · in orbit
  • Starlink 37561 · NORAD 69821 · in orbit
  • Starlink 37521 · NORAD 69822 · in orbit
  • Starlink 37628 · NORAD 69823 · in orbit
  • Starlink 37695 · NORAD 69824 · in orbit
  • Starlink 37690 · NORAD 69825 · in orbit
  • Starlink 37710 · NORAD 69826 · in orbit
  • Starlink 38031 · NORAD 69827 · in orbit
  • Starlink 38001 · NORAD 69828 · in orbit
  • Starlink 37622 · NORAD 69829 · in orbit
  • Starlink 37621 · NORAD 69830 · in orbit
Show 17 more payloads
  • Starlink 37918 · NORAD 69831 · in orbit
  • Starlink 37887 · NORAD 69832 · in orbit
  • Starlink 37624 · NORAD 69833 · in orbit
  • Starlink 37769 · NORAD 69834 · in orbit
  • Starlink 37247 · NORAD 69835 · in orbit
  • Starlink 37569 · NORAD 69836 · in orbit
  • Starlink 37587 · NORAD 69837 · in orbit
  • Starlink 37590 · NORAD 69838 · in orbit
  • Starlink 37589 · NORAD 69839 · in orbit
  • Starlink 37487 · NORAD 69840 · in orbit
  • Starlink 37433 · NORAD 69841 · in orbit
  • Starlink 37588 · NORAD 69842 · in orbit
  • Starlink 37579 · NORAD 69843 · in orbit
  • Starlink 37584 · NORAD 69844 · in orbit
  • Starlink 37606 · NORAD 69845 · in orbit
  • Starlink 37603 · NORAD 69846 · in orbit
  • Starlink 37595 · NORAD 69847 · 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. The Falcon 9 1st stage carries 2 customer payload from Besxar Space Industries for testing their Fabships pilot reusable semiconductor wafers manufacturing pods in launch and re-entry environments.

News

2 stories

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Map of Space Launch Complex 40

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

391st launch from Space Launch Complex 40, 37th this year · 1,119th from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

Local pad time at liftoff: Jul 5, 6:50 AM EDT, in daylight

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

6 days 8 hours after the previous launch from this pad

Updates

Launch success.

Show 7 earlier updates
  • Liftoff.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 7/5/2026 · source

  • Official Webcast by SpaceX has started

    LL2 · 7/5/2026 · source

  • Now targeting Jul 05 at 10:50 UTC

    Nosu · 7/5/2026 · source

  • Updated launch weather, 85% GO.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 7/4/2026 · source

  • Now targeting Jul 05 at 10:46 UTC

    Cosmic_Penguin · 7/4/2026 · source

  • Now targeting Jul 05 at 10:36 UTC

    Nosu · 7/1/2026 · source

  • Added launch.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 6/23/2026 · source

Questions

When did Starlink Group 10-50 launch?

Starlink Group 10-50 launched on July 5, 2026 at 10:50 UTC. The launch window ran from 10:36 to 14:36 UTC.

Where can I watch Starlink Group 10-50?

Coverage: SpaceX Starlink Group 10-50; Live: SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket to launch Starlink satellites and prototype 'Fabships' from Florida; SpaceX Launches Falcon 9 with Starlink 10-50. Watch the replay

What rocket launched Starlink Group 10-50?

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

Where did Starlink Group 10-50 launch from?

Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA. Liftoff was Jul 5, 6:50 AM EDT local time at the pad.

Did the booster land?

Booster B1090 flew for the 13th time and landed at A Shortfall of Gravitas.

What orbit did Starlink Group 10-50 reach?

The earliest tracked orbit of STARLINK-37520, one of 29 catalogued objects, from July 8, 2026, was 266 × 268 km inclined 53.2°.

How many satellites did Starlink Group 10-50 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 10-50 part of?

Starlink. About Starlink