SpaceXFalcon 9 Block 5Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Starlink Group 7-11
Launched
January 24, 2024 · 00:35 UTC
Image: SpaceX
Summary
Starlink Group 7-11 launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 Block 5 from Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on January 24, 2024 at 00:35 UTC. The launch window ran from 00:35 to 04:35 UTC. It was SpaceX's 318th launch, 7th this year and humanity's 6,606th orbital launch attempt. It was the 236th Falcon 9 Block 5 flight and the 7th this year. Booster B1063 flew for the 16th time and landed at Of Course I Still Love You. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Starlink 31233, one of 22 catalogued objects, reached a 290 × 301 km orbit inclined 53.2°. 22 objects from this launch are catalogued, all of them payloads.
- Watch
- Vehicle
- Falcon 9 Block 5 · SpaceXStarlink
- Booster
- B1063 · flight 16 · Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship at Of Course I Still Love You · landed209/217 landed here · 64 days after its previous flight, Starlink Group 7-7 · 642 km downrange
- Mission
- Communications · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)for SpX
- Milestone
- 236th Falcon 9 Block 5 flight · 7th this yearSpaceX's 318th launch7th this yearhumanity's 6,606th orbital launch attempt17th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Simulate in Flight ClubOrbit: as tracked
Starlink 31233 · NORAD 58826 · 2024-017 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 22 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- STARLINK-31233
- Object ID
- 2024-017A
- Epoch
- 2024-01-25 06:43:41 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.94876882 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0007961
- Inclination
- 53.1692°
- Ascending node
- 215.1974°
- Arg. of perigee
- 274.9971°
- Mean anomaly
- 216.5415°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 130
- B*
- 0.0013252
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−35MStage 1 LOX Load
- T−35MProp Load
- T−16MStage 2 LOX Load
- T−7MEngine Chill
- T−1MStartup
- T−1MTank Press
- T−45SGO for Launch
- T−3SIgnition
- T−0Liftoff
- T+1M12SMax-Q
- T+2M26SMECO
- T+2M30SStage 2 Separation
- T+2M36SSES-1
- T+3M5SFairing Separation
- T+6M15SEntry Burn Startup
- T+6M37SEntry Burn Shutdown
- T+8M8SStage 1 Landing Burn
- T+8M30SStage 1 Landing
- T+8M38SSECO-1
- T+53M43SSES-2
- T+53M45SSECO-2
- T+1H2M47SStarlink Deployment
Catalogued objects
22 catalogued: 22 payloads; 20 still in orbit
- Starlink 31233 · NORAD 58826 · in orbit
- Starlink 31271 · NORAD 58827 · in orbit
- Starlink 31222 · NORAD 58828 · in orbit
- Starlink 31258 · NORAD 58829 · in orbit
- Starlink 31253 · NORAD 58830 · in orbit
- Starlink 31232 · NORAD 58831 · in orbit
- Starlink 31263 · NORAD 58832 · in orbit
- Starlink 31175 · NORAD 58833 · re-entered February 4, 2025
- Starlink 31171 · NORAD 58834 · in orbit
- Starlink 31246 · NORAD 58835 · in orbit
- Starlink 31251 · NORAD 58836 · in orbit
- Starlink 31172 · NORAD 58837 · re-entered April 5, 2025
Show 10 more payloads
- Starlink 31249 · NORAD 58838 · in orbit
- Starlink 31250 · NORAD 58839 · in orbit
- Starlink 31248 · NORAD 58840 · in orbit
- Starlink 31236 · NORAD 58841 · in orbit
- Starlink 31228 · NORAD 58842 · in orbit
- Starlink 31280 · NORAD 58843 · in orbit
- Starlink 31269 · NORAD 58844 · in orbit
- Starlink 31264 · NORAD 58845 · in orbit
- Starlink 31273 · NORAD 58846 · in orbit
- Starlink 31262 · NORAD 58847 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
A batch of 22 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.
Pad
Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
131st launch from Space Launch Complex 4E, 3rd this year · 742nd from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Local pad time at liftoff: Jan 23, 4:35 PM PST, in daylight
303 launches from this pad · 919 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
9 days 15 hours after the previous launch from this pad
Updates
Launch success.
Show 9 earlier updates
Liftoff.
Cosmic_Penguin · 1/24/2024 · source
Livestream has started
LL2 · 1/24/2024 · source
T-0 is accurate to the second
Nosu · 1/23/2024 · source
Updating window end
Nosu · 1/23/2024 · source
Scrubbed for the day, next attempted 23rd LT.
Cosmic_Penguin · 1/22/2024 · source
Delayed to 02:59 UTC
Jay · 1/22/2024 · source
Updated T-0
Jay · 1/22/2024 · source
Tweaked T-0.
Cosmic_Penguin · 1/21/2024 · source
Scrubbed for the day due to weather.
Cosmic_Penguin · 1/21/2024 · source
Questions
When did Starlink Group 7-11 launch?
Starlink Group 7-11 launched on January 24, 2024 at 00:35 UTC. The launch window ran from 00:35 to 04:35 UTC.
Where can I watch Starlink Group 7-11?
Coverage: SpaceX Starlink Group 7-11; SpaceX - Falcon 9 - Starlink Group 7-11 - SLC-4E - Vandenberg SFB - January 24; Watch live: SpaceX launches 22 Starlink satellites from Vandenberg SFB, California. Watch the replay
What rocket launched Starlink Group 7-11?
Falcon 9 Block 5, flown by SpaceX. Falcon 9 Block 5 spec sheet
Where did Starlink Group 7-11 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA. Liftoff was Jan 23, 4:35 PM PST local time at the pad.
Did the booster land?
Booster B1063 flew for the 16th time and landed at Of Course I Still Love You.
What orbit did Starlink Group 7-11 reach?
Starlink 31233, one of 22 catalogued objects, reached a 290 × 301 km orbit inclined 53.2°.
How many satellites did Starlink Group 7-11 launch?
22 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 20 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).
Which program is Starlink Group 7-11 part of?
Starlink. About Starlink