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Starlink Group 5-9

Launched

May 14, 2023 · 05:03 UTC

Launch SuccessfulWeather 95% go
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Summary

Starlink Group 5-9 launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 Block 5 from Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on May 14, 2023 at 05:03 UTC. It was SpaceX's 245th launch, 32nd this year and humanity's 6,438th orbital launch attempt. It was the 167th Falcon 9 Block 5 flight and the 29th this year. Booster B1067 flew for the 11th time and landed at Just Read the Instructions. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). The tracked orbit of Starlink 5775, one of 60 catalogued objects, from May 19, 2023, was 345 × 347 km inclined 43.0°. 60 objects from this launch are catalogued, 56 of them payloads.

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Vehicle
Falcon 9 Block 5 · SpaceXStarlink
Booster
  • B1067 · flight 11 · Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship at Just Read the Instructions · landed156/157 landed here · 50 days after its previous flight, Starlink Group 5-5 · 660 km downrange
Mission
Communications · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
Milestone
167th Falcon 9 Block 5 flight · 29th this yearSpaceX's 245th launch32nd this yearhumanity's 6,438th orbital launch attempt70th orbital launch attempt this year

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Orbit: as tracked

43.0°Inclination
345 × 347 kmPerigee × apogeefrom mean elements
91.3 minPeriodfrom mean elements
51.0°Ascending node
1245 d agoElement epoch2023-05-19 18:00 UTC · stale

Starlink 5775 · NORAD 56503 · 2023-065 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 60 objects

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Object
TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
Object ID
2023-065A
Epoch
2023-05-19 18:00:00 UTC
Mean motion
15.76926705 rev/day
Eccentricity
0.0001556
Inclination
43.0074°
Ascending node
50.9519°
Arg. of perigee
261.9236°
Mean anomaly
120.3422°
Element set
999
Rev at epoch
130
B*
-0.0059196

Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LEO.

Catalogued objects

60 catalogued: 56 payloads, 4 components; 54 still in orbit

  • Starlink 5775 · NORAD 56503 · in orbit
  • Starlink 5716 · NORAD 56504 · in orbit
  • Starlink 5763 · NORAD 56505 · in orbit
  • Starlink 5340 · NORAD 56506 · in orbit
  • Starlink 5333 · NORAD 56507 · in orbit
  • Starlink 5335 · NORAD 56508 · in orbit
  • Starlink 5334 · NORAD 56509 · in orbit
  • Starlink 5339 · NORAD 56510 · in orbit
  • Starlink 5351 · NORAD 56511 · in orbit
  • Starlink 5349 · NORAD 56512 · in orbit
  • Starlink 5329 · NORAD 56513 · in orbit
  • Starlink 5343 · NORAD 56514 · re-entered September 4, 2023
Show 44 more payloads
  • Starlink 5348 · NORAD 56515 · in orbit
  • Starlink 5342 · NORAD 56516 · in orbit
  • Starlink 5345 · NORAD 56517 · in orbit
  • Starlink 5346 · NORAD 56518 · in orbit
  • Starlink 6313 · NORAD 56519 · in orbit
  • Starlink 6344 · NORAD 56520 · in orbit
  • Starlink 6333 · NORAD 56521 · in orbit
  • Starlink 6327 · NORAD 56522 · in orbit
  • Starlink 6328 · NORAD 56523 · in orbit
  • Starlink 6323 · NORAD 56524 · in orbit
  • Starlink 6329 · NORAD 56525 · in orbit
  • Starlink 6317 · NORAD 56526 · in orbit
  • Starlink 6335 · NORAD 56527 · in orbit
  • Starlink 6337 · NORAD 56528 · in orbit
  • Starlink 6307 · NORAD 56529 · in orbit
  • Starlink 6318 · NORAD 56530 · in orbit
  • Starlink 6280 · NORAD 56531 · in orbit
  • Starlink 6319 · NORAD 56532 · in orbit
  • Starlink 6310 · NORAD 56533 · in orbit
  • Starlink 6308 · NORAD 56534 · in orbit
  • Starlink 6309 · NORAD 56535 · in orbit
  • Starlink 6312 · NORAD 56536 · in orbit
  • Starlink 6311 · NORAD 56537 · in orbit
  • Starlink 6314 · NORAD 56538 · in orbit
  • Starlink 6135 · NORAD 56539 · in orbit
  • Starlink 6136 · NORAD 56540 · in orbit
  • Starlink 6249 · NORAD 56541 · in orbit
  • Starlink 6266 · NORAD 56542 · in orbit
  • Starlink 6228 · NORAD 56543 · re-entered May 5, 2025
  • Starlink 6226 · NORAD 56544 · in orbit
  • Starlink 6086 · NORAD 56545 · in orbit
  • Starlink 6187 · NORAD 56546 · in orbit
  • Starlink 6291 · NORAD 56547 · in orbit
  • Starlink 6244 · NORAD 56548 · in orbit
  • Starlink 6263 · NORAD 56549 · in orbit
  • Starlink 6255 · NORAD 56550 · in orbit
  • Starlink 6199 · NORAD 56551 · in orbit
  • Starlink 5802 · NORAD 56552 · in orbit
  • Starlink 6074 · NORAD 56553 · in orbit
  • Starlink 6295 · NORAD 56554 · in orbit
  • Starlink 6252 · NORAD 56555 · in orbit
  • Starlink 5302 · NORAD 56556 · in orbit
  • Starlink 6265 · NORAD 56557 · in orbit
  • Starlink 6286 · NORAD 56558 · in orbit

Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org

About this launch

A batch of 56 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.

Related page: SpaceX

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180th launch from Space Launch Complex 40, 17th this year · 886th from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

Local pad time at liftoff: May 14, 1:03 AM EDT, at night

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9 days 21 hours after the previous launch from this pad

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Updates

Launch success.

Cosmic_Penguin · May 14, 2023 · source

Show 9 earlier updates

  • Liftoff.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 5/14/2023 · source

  • Livestream has started

    LL2 · 5/14/2023 · source

  • Setting GO

    Jay · 5/12/2023 · source

  • Adding seconds to T-0

    Nosu · 5/12/2023 · source

  • Updating T-0 and setting weather 95%

    Nosu · 5/10/2023 · source

  • Refined launch window.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 5/10/2023 · source

  • Updating launch window

    Nosu · 5/9/2023 · source

  • NET May 14.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 5/9/2023 · source

  • Delayed to May 12

    Nosu · 5/5/2023 · source

Questions

When did Starlink Group 5-9 launch?

Starlink Group 5-9 launched on May 14, 2023 at 05:03 UTC.

Where can I watch Starlink Group 5-9?

Coverage: Starlink Mission. Watch the replay

What rocket launched Starlink Group 5-9?

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

Where did Starlink Group 5-9 launch from?

Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA. Liftoff was May 14, 1:03 AM EDT local time at the pad.

Did the booster land?

Booster B1067 flew for the 11th time and landed at Just Read the Instructions.

What orbit did Starlink Group 5-9 reach?

The tracked orbit of Starlink 5775, one of 60 catalogued objects, from May 19, 2023, was 345 × 347 km inclined 43.0°.

How many satellites did Starlink Group 5-9 launch?

56 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 54 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).

Which program is Starlink Group 5-9 part of?

Starlink. About Starlink