SpaceXFalcon 9 Block 5Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Starlink Group 7-1
Launched
August 22, 2023 · 09:37 UTC
Image: SpaceX
Summary
Starlink Group 7-1 launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 Block 5 from Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on August 22, 2023 at 09:37 UTC. It was SpaceX's 271st launch, 58th this year and humanity's 6,498th orbital launch attempt. It was the 192nd Falcon 9 Block 5 flight and the 54th this year. Booster B1061 flew for the 15th time and landed at Of Course I Still Love You. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). The tracked orbit of Starlink 30267, one of 21 catalogued objects, from September 6, 2023, was 359 × 361 km inclined 53.1°. 21 objects from this launch are catalogued, all of them payloads.
- Watch
- Starlink MissionSpaceX
- Vehicle
- Falcon 9 Block 5 · SpaceXStarlink
- Booster
- B1061 · flight 15 · Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship at Of Course I Still Love You · landed209/217 landed here · 83 days after its previous flight, Starlink Group 2-10 · 642 km downrange
- Mission
- Communications · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)for SpX
- Milestone
- 192nd Falcon 9 Block 5 flight · 54th this yearSpaceX's 271st launch58th this yearhumanity's 6,498th orbital launch attempt130th orbital launch attempt this year
Webcast
Flight preview
Simulate in Flight ClubOrbit: as tracked
Starlink 30267 · NORAD 57663 · 2023-124 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 21 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2023-124A
- Epoch
- 2023-09-06 14:00:01 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.72013532 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0001376
- Inclination
- 53.0521°
- Ascending node
- 128.0228°
- Arg. of perigee
- 127.0013°
- Mean anomaly
- 4.2126°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 348
- B*
- -0.013861
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LEO.
Catalogued objects
21 catalogued: 21 payloads; 18 still in orbit
- Starlink 30267 · NORAD 57663 · in orbit
- Starlink 30302 · NORAD 57664 · re-entered February 27, 2025
- Starlink 30298 · NORAD 57665 · in orbit
- Starlink 30301 · NORAD 57666 · in orbit
- Starlink 30275 · NORAD 57667 · in orbit
- Starlink 30278 · NORAD 57668 · in orbit
- Starlink 30271 · NORAD 57669 · in orbit
- Starlink 30322 · NORAD 57670 · in orbit
- Starlink 30296 · NORAD 57671 · in orbit
- Starlink 30274 · NORAD 57672 · in orbit
- Starlink 30316 · NORAD 57673 · in orbit
- Starlink 30314 · NORAD 57674 · re-entered March 2, 2025
Show 9 more payloads
- Starlink 30317 · NORAD 57675 · re-entered November 27, 2025
- Starlink 30313 · NORAD 57676 · in orbit
- Starlink 30303 · NORAD 57677 · in orbit
- Starlink 30320 · NORAD 57678 · in orbit
- Starlink 30321 · NORAD 57679 · in orbit
- Starlink 30283 · NORAD 57680 · in orbit
- Starlink 30273 · NORAD 57681 · in orbit
- Starlink 30297 · NORAD 57682 · in orbit
- Starlink 30295 · NORAD 57683 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
A batch of 21 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.
Pad
Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
117th launch from Space Launch Complex 4E, 17th this year · 726th from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Local pad time at liftoff: Aug 22, 2:37 AM PDT, at night
303 launches from this pad · 919 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
14 days after the previous launch from this pad
Updates
Launch success.
Show 9 earlier updates
Liftoff
hitura-nobad · 8/22/2023 · source
Livestream has started
LL2 · 8/22/2023 · source
T-0 now 09:37:30 UTC
hitura-nobad · 8/22/2023 · source
T-0 now 09:26 UTC
hitura-nobad · 8/22/2023 · source
New T-0 08:36:00 UTC.
Cosmic_Penguin · 8/22/2023 · source
Now targeting 07:45:20 UTC
Jay · 8/22/2023 · source
Setting GO
hitura-nobad · 8/21/2023 · source
Added seconds to T-0 and updated launch window
hitura-nobad · 8/20/2023 · source
Delayed due to Hurricane Hilary impacting recovery operations in the Pacific. NET August 22nd UTC.
Jay · 8/17/2023 · source
Questions
When did Starlink Group 7-1 launch?
Starlink Group 7-1 launched on August 22, 2023 at 09:37 UTC.
Where can I watch Starlink Group 7-1?
Coverage: Starlink Mission. Watch the replay
What rocket launched Starlink Group 7-1?
Falcon 9 Block 5, flown by SpaceX. Falcon 9 Block 5 spec sheet
Where did Starlink Group 7-1 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA. Liftoff was Aug 22, 2:37 AM PDT local time at the pad.
Did the booster land?
Booster B1061 flew for the 15th time and landed at Of Course I Still Love You.
What orbit did Starlink Group 7-1 reach?
The tracked orbit of Starlink 30267, one of 21 catalogued objects, from September 6, 2023, was 359 × 361 km inclined 53.1°.
How many satellites did Starlink Group 7-1 launch?
21 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 18 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).
Which program is Starlink Group 7-1 part of?
Starlink. About Starlink