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Starlink Group 10-7

Launched

August 12, 2024 · 10:37 UTC

Launch SuccessfulWeather 95% go
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Summary

Starlink Group 10-7 launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 Block 5 from Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA on August 12, 2024 at 10:37 UTC. The launch window ran from 10:37 to 13:49 UTC. It was SpaceX's 392nd launch, 81st this year and humanity's 6,737th orbital launch attempt. It was the 307th Falcon 9 Block 5 flight and the 78th this year. Booster B1073 flew for the 17th time and landed at A Shortfall of Gravitas. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). The tracked orbit of Starlink 32250, one of 23 catalogued objects, from August 16, 2024, was 283 × 284 km inclined 53.2°. 23 objects from this launch are catalogued, all of them payloads.

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Booster
  • B1073 · flight 17 · Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship at A Shortfall of Gravitas · landed161/162 landed here · 40 days after its previous flight, Starlink Group 8-9 · 618 km downrange
Mission
Communications · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)for SpX
Milestone
307th Falcon 9 Block 5 flight · 78th this yearSpaceX's 392nd launch81st this yearhumanity's 6,737th orbital launch attempt148th orbital launch attempt this year

Flight preview

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Orbit: as tracked

53.2°Inclination
283 × 284 kmPerigee × apogeefrom mean elements
90.0 minPeriodfrom mean elements
355.2°Ascending node
790 d agoElement epoch2024-08-16 20:00 UTC · stale

Starlink 32250 · NORAD 60425 · 2024-144 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 23 objects

Show the numbers for orbit elements
Object
TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
Object ID
2024-144A
Epoch
2024-08-16 20:00:01 UTC
Mean motion
15.99224555 rev/day
Eccentricity
0.0001138
Inclination
53.1556°
Ascending node
355.195°
Arg. of perigee
34.8586°
Mean anomaly
108.477°
Element set
999
Rev at epoch
194
B*
-0.0010887

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+1M10SMax-Q
  12. T+2M25SMECO
  13. T+2M29SStage 2 Separation
  14. T+2M35SSES-1
  15. T+2M55SFairing Separation
  16. T+6M4SEntry Burn Startup
  17. T+6M27SEntry Burn Shutdown
  18. T+7M47SStage 1 Landing Burn
  19. T+8M12SStage 1 Landing
  20. T+8M38SSECO-1
  21. T+54M48SSES-2
  22. T+54M50SSECO-2
  23. T+1H3M42SStarlink Deployment

Catalogued objects

23 catalogued: 23 payloads; 23 still in orbit

  • Starlink 32250 · NORAD 60425 · in orbit
  • Starlink 32226 · NORAD 60426 · in orbit
  • Starlink 32254 · NORAD 60427 · in orbit
  • Starlink 32193 · NORAD 60428 · in orbit
  • Starlink 32242 · NORAD 60429 · in orbit
  • Starlink 32196 · NORAD 60430 · in orbit
  • Starlink 32232 · NORAD 60431 · in orbit
  • Starlink 32246 · NORAD 60432 · in orbit
  • Starlink 32183 · NORAD 60433 · in orbit
  • Starlink 32233 · NORAD 60434 · in orbit
  • Starlink 32222 · NORAD 60435 · in orbit
  • Starlink 32229 · NORAD 60436 · in orbit
Show 11 more payloads
  • Starlink 32241 · NORAD 60437 · in orbit
  • Starlink 32240 · NORAD 60438 · in orbit
  • Starlink 32231 · NORAD 60439 · in orbit
  • Starlink 32195 · NORAD 60440 · in orbit
  • Starlink 32177 · NORAD 60441 · in orbit
  • Starlink 32252 · NORAD 60442 · in orbit
  • Starlink 32237 · NORAD 60443 · in orbit
  • Starlink 32249 · NORAD 60444 · in orbit
  • Starlink 32228 · NORAD 60445 · in orbit
  • Starlink 32247 · NORAD 60446 · in orbit
  • Starlink 32101 · NORAD 60447 · 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.

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Map of Launch Complex 39A

Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA

184th launch from Launch Complex 39A, 16th this year · 242nd from Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA

Local pad time at liftoff: Aug 12, 6:37 AM EDT, in twilight

224 launches from this pad · 283 from Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA

10 days after the previous launch from this pad

Updates

Launch success

Show 9 earlier updates
  • Liftoff

    hitura-nobad · 8/12/2024 · source

  • Unofficial Re-stream by SPACE AFFAIRS has started

    LL2 · 8/12/2024 · source

  • Refined launch window.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 8/11/2024 · source

  • Confirm rescheduled for August 12.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 8/11/2024 · source

  • Abort at T-46 seconds. Next opportunities on August 12.

    Nosu · 8/11/2024 · source

  • Unofficial Webcast by SPACE AFFAIRS has started

    LL2 · 8/11/2024 · source

  • Targeting the end of the window

    Nosu · 8/11/2024 · source

  • New T-0.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 8/11/2024 · source

  • Updating T-0

    Nosu · 8/11/2024 · source

Questions

When did Starlink Group 10-7 launch?

Starlink Group 10-7 launched on August 12, 2024 at 10:37 UTC. The launch window ran from 10:37 to 13:49 UTC.

Where can I watch Starlink Group 10-7?

Coverage: YouTube; YouTube; YouTube. Watch the replay

What rocket launched Starlink Group 10-7?

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

Where did Starlink Group 10-7 launch from?

Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA. Liftoff was Aug 12, 6:37 AM EDT local time at the pad.

Did the booster land?

Booster B1073 flew for the 17th time and landed at A Shortfall of Gravitas.

What orbit did Starlink Group 10-7 reach?

The tracked orbit of Starlink 32250, one of 23 catalogued objects, from August 16, 2024, was 283 × 284 km inclined 53.2°.

How many satellites did Starlink Group 10-7 launch?

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

Which program is Starlink Group 10-7 part of?

Starlink. About Starlink