SpaceXFalcon 9 Block 5Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
Starlink Group 6-44
Launched
March 16, 2024 · 00:21 UTC
Image: SpaceX
Summary
Starlink Group 6-44 launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 Block 5 from Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA on March 16, 2024 at 00:21 UTC. The launch window ran from 22:39 to 02:39 UTC. It was SpaceX's 337th launch, 26th this year and humanity's 6,639th orbital launch attempt. It was the 254th Falcon 9 Block 5 flight and the 25th this year. Booster B1062 flew for the 19th time and landed at A Shortfall of Gravitas. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). The tracked orbit of Starlink 31304, one of 23 catalogued objects, from March 21, 2024, was 310 × 312 km inclined 43.0°. 23 objects from this launch are catalogued, all of them payloads.
- Watch
- Vehicle
- Falcon 9 Block 5 · SpaceXStarlink
- Booster
- B1062 · flight 19 · Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship at A Shortfall of Gravitas · landed161/162 landed here · 46 days after its previous flight, Starlink Group 6-38 · 620 km downrange
- Mission
- Communications · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)for SpX
- Milestone
- 254th Falcon 9 Block 5 flight · 25th this yearSpaceX's 337th launch26th this yearhumanity's 6,639th orbital launch attempt50th orbital launch attempt this year
Webcast
Flight preview
Simulate in Flight ClubOrbit: as tracked
Starlink 31304 · NORAD 59231 · 2024-049 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 23 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2024-049A
- Epoch
- 2024-03-21 14:00:01 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.89371256 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0001493
- Inclination
- 43.0073°
- Ascending node
- 281.956°
- Arg. of perigee
- 264.7304°
- Mean anomaly
- 175.0939°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 207
- B*
- -0.0042789
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LEO.
Flight timeline
- T−38MGO for Prop Load
- T−35MProp Load
- T−35MStage 1 LOX Load
- T−16MStage 2 LOX Load
- T−7MEngine Chill
- T−1MTank Press
- T−1MStartup
- T−45SGO for Launch
- T−3SIgnition
- T−0Liftoff
- T+1M12SMax-Q
- T+2M26SMECO
- T+2M30SStage 2 Separation
- T+2M36SSES-1
- T+3M4SFairing Separation
- T+6M10SEntry Burn Startup
- T+6M33SEntry Burn Shutdown
- T+7M58SStage 1 Landing Burn
- T+8M26SStage 1 Landing
- T+8M39SSECO-1
- T+54M11SSES-2
- T+54M13SSECO-2
- T+1H5M20SStarlink Deployment
Catalogued objects
23 catalogued: 23 payloads; 20 still in orbit
- Starlink 31304 · NORAD 59231 · re-entered April 6, 2026
- Starlink 31305 · NORAD 59232 · in orbit
- Starlink 31459 · NORAD 59233 · in orbit
- Starlink 31438 · NORAD 59234 · in orbit
- Starlink 31467 · NORAD 59235 · in orbit
- Starlink 31444 · NORAD 59236 · in orbit
- Starlink 31505 · NORAD 59237 · in orbit
- Starlink 31494 · NORAD 59238 · in orbit
- Starlink 31303 · NORAD 59239 · in orbit
- Starlink 31408 · NORAD 59240 · in orbit
- Starlink 31427 · NORAD 59241 · in orbit
- Starlink 31423 · NORAD 59242 · in orbit
Show 11 more payloads
- Starlink 31433 · NORAD 59243 · in orbit
- Starlink 31285 · NORAD 59244 · in orbit
- Starlink 31268 · NORAD 59245 · re-entered April 13, 2026
- Starlink 31284 · NORAD 59246 · in orbit
- Starlink 31424 · NORAD 59247 · in orbit
- Starlink 31405 · NORAD 59248 · in orbit
- Starlink 31426 · NORAD 59249 · in orbit
- Starlink 31407 · NORAD 59250 · in orbit
- Starlink 31418 · NORAD 59251 · re-entered March 17, 2025
- Starlink 31393 · NORAD 59252 · in orbit
- Starlink 31425 · NORAD 59253 · 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
Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
173rd launch from Launch Complex 39A, 5th this year · 231st from Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
Local pad time at liftoff: Mar 15, 8:21 PM EDT, in twilight
224 launches from this pad · 283 from Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
11 days after the previous launch from this pad
Updates
Launch success.
Show 9 earlier updates
Liftoff
SwGustav · 3/16/2024 · source
Official Webcast by SPACE AFFAIRS has started
LL2 · 3/16/2024 · source
Updating T-0
SwGustav · 3/15/2024 · source
T-0 now 23:57 UTC
hitura-nobad · 3/15/2024 · source
GO for launch.
Cosmic_Penguin · 3/15/2024 · source
Scrubbed for the day due to transporter erector cradle arms problem.
Cosmic_Penguin · 3/15/2024 · source
Hold.
Cosmic_Penguin · 3/14/2024 · source
Livestream has started
LL2 · 3/14/2024 · source
Delayed 1 day confirmed.
Cosmic_Penguin · 3/14/2024 · source
Questions
When did Starlink Group 6-44 launch?
Starlink Group 6-44 launched on March 16, 2024 at 00:21 UTC. The launch window ran from 22:39 to 02:39 UTC.
Where can I watch Starlink Group 6-44?
Coverage: SpaceX Starlink Group 6-44; SpaceX - Falcon 9 - Starlink Group 6-44 - LC-39A - KSC - March 16, 2024; Watch live: SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches 23 Starlink satellites from Florida. Watch the replay
What rocket launched Starlink Group 6-44?
Falcon 9 Block 5, flown by SpaceX. Falcon 9 Block 5 spec sheet
Where did Starlink Group 6-44 launch from?
Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA. Liftoff was Mar 15, 8:21 PM EDT local time at the pad.
Did the booster land?
Booster B1062 flew for the 19th time and landed at A Shortfall of Gravitas.
What orbit did Starlink Group 6-44 reach?
The tracked orbit of Starlink 31304, one of 23 catalogued objects, from March 21, 2024, was 310 × 312 km inclined 43.0°.
How many satellites did Starlink Group 6-44 launch?
23 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 20 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).
Which program is Starlink Group 6-44 part of?
Starlink. About Starlink