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Starlink Group 11-1

Launched

August 4, 2024 · 07:24 UTC

Launch Successful
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Summary

Starlink Group 11-1 launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 Block 5 from Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on August 4, 2024 at 07:24 UTC. The launch window ran from 07:24 to 10:52 UTC. It was SpaceX's 388th launch, 77th this year and humanity's 6,731st orbital launch attempt. It was the 303rd Falcon 9 Block 5 flight and the 74th this year. Booster B1082 flew for the 6th time and landed at Of Course I Still Love You. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). The tracked orbit of Starlink 32285, one of 23 catalogued objects, from August 9, 2024, was 287 × 288 km inclined 53.2°. 23 objects from this launch are catalogued, all of them payloads.

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Booster
  • B1082 · flight 6 · Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship at Of Course I Still Love You · landed209/217 landed here · 46 days after its previous flight, Starlink Group 9-1 · 642 km downrange
Mission
Communications · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)for SpX
Milestone
303rd Falcon 9 Block 5 flight · 74th this yearSpaceX's 388th launch77th this yearhumanity's 6,731st orbital launch attempt142nd orbital launch attempt this year

Flight preview

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Orbit: as tracked

53.2°Inclination
287 × 288 kmPerigee × apogeefrom mean elements
90.1 minPeriodfrom mean elements
126.9°Ascending node
797 d agoElement epoch2024-08-09 16:00 UTC · stale

Starlink 32285 · NORAD 60355 · 2024-138 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 23 objects

Show the numbers for orbit elements
Object
TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
Object ID
2024-138A
Epoch
2024-08-09 16:00:00 UTC
Mean motion
15.97831934 rev/day
Eccentricity
0.0000305
Inclination
53.1639°
Ascending node
126.8682°
Arg. of perigee
149.9308°
Mean anomaly
262.2302°
Element set
999
Rev at epoch
204
B*
-0.0014135

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. 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+1M7SMax-Q
  12. T+2M26SMECO
  13. T+2M29SStage 2 Separation
  14. T+2M36SSES-1
  15. T+2M56SFairing Separation
  16. T+6M5SEntry Burn Startup
  17. T+6M29SEntry Burn Shutdown
  18. T+7M51SStage 1 Landing Burn
  19. T+8M13SStage 1 Landing
  20. T+8M40SSECO-1
  21. T+53M53SSES-2
  22. T+53M54SSECO-2
  23. T+1H47SStarlink Deployment

Catalogued objects

23 catalogued: 23 payloads; 21 still in orbit

  • Starlink 32285 · NORAD 60355 · in orbit
  • Starlink 32278 · NORAD 60356 · in orbit
  • Starlink 32286 · NORAD 60357 · re-entered October 6, 2024
  • Starlink 32287 · NORAD 60358 · in orbit
  • Starlink 32290 · NORAD 60359 · in orbit
  • Starlink 32275 · NORAD 60360 · in orbit
  • Starlink 32227 · NORAD 60361 · in orbit
  • Starlink 32256 · NORAD 60362 · in orbit
  • Starlink 32267 · NORAD 60363 · in orbit
  • Starlink 32270 · NORAD 60364 · in orbit
  • Starlink 32188 · NORAD 60365 · in orbit
  • Starlink 32230 · NORAD 60366 · in orbit
Show 11 more payloads
  • Starlink 32243 · NORAD 60367 · in orbit
  • Starlink 32271 · NORAD 60368 · in orbit
  • Starlink 32266 · NORAD 60369 · re-entered February 22, 2026
  • Starlink 32220 · NORAD 60370 · in orbit
  • Starlink 32263 · NORAD 60371 · in orbit
  • Starlink 32268 · NORAD 60372 · in orbit
  • Starlink 32223 · NORAD 60373 · in orbit
  • Starlink 32180 · NORAD 60374 · in orbit
  • Starlink 32281 · NORAD 60375 · in orbit
  • Starlink 32277 · NORAD 60376 · in orbit
  • Starlink 32269 · NORAD 60377 · 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.

Pad

Map of Space Launch Complex 4E

Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

153rd launch from Space Launch Complex 4E, 25th this year · 765th from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

Local pad time at liftoff: Aug 4, 12:24 AM PDT, at night

303 launches from this pad · 919 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

6 days 22 hours after the previous launch from this pad

Updates

Launch success.

Show 6 earlier updates
  • Liftoff.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 8/4/2024 · source

  • Unofficial Re-stream by SPACE AFFAIRS has started

    LL2 · 8/4/2024 · source

  • GO for Launch

    hitura-nobad · 8/3/2024 · source

  • Updating launch window

    Nosu · 8/2/2024 · source

  • Targeting NET August 4 per NOTAMs R0175/24.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 7/30/2024 · source

  • Adding launch.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 3/8/2024 · source

Questions

When did Starlink Group 11-1 launch?

Starlink Group 11-1 launched on August 4, 2024 at 07:24 UTC. The launch window ran from 07:24 to 10:52 UTC.

Where can I watch Starlink Group 11-1?

Coverage: YouTube; YouTube; YouTube. Watch the replay

What rocket launched Starlink Group 11-1?

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

Where did Starlink Group 11-1 launch from?

Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA. Liftoff was Aug 4, 12:24 AM PDT local time at the pad.

Did the booster land?

Booster B1082 flew for the 6th time and landed at Of Course I Still Love You.

What orbit did Starlink Group 11-1 reach?

The tracked orbit of Starlink 32285, one of 23 catalogued objects, from August 9, 2024, was 287 × 288 km inclined 53.2°.

How many satellites did Starlink Group 11-1 launch?

23 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 21 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).

Which program is Starlink Group 11-1 part of?

Starlink. About Starlink