SpaceXFalcon 9 Block 5Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Starlink Group 7-12
Launched
January 29, 2024 · 05:57 UTC
Image: SpaceX
Summary
Starlink Group 7-12 launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 Block 5 from Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on January 29, 2024 at 05:57 UTC. The launch window ran from 02:16 to 06:03 UTC. It was SpaceX's 320th launch, 9th this year and humanity's 6,609th orbital launch attempt. It was the 238th Falcon 9 Block 5 flight and the 9th this year. Booster B1075 flew for the 9th time and landed at Of Course I Still Love You. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Starlink 31306, one of 22 catalogued objects, reached a 292 × 301 km orbit inclined 53.2°. 22 objects from this launch are catalogued, all of them payloads.
- Watch
- SpaceX Starlink Group 7-12The Space Devs
- SpaceX - Falcon 9 - Starlink Group 7-12 - SLC-4E - Vandenberg SFB - January 29, 2024SPACE AFFAIRS
- Starlink MissionSpaceX
- Vehicle
- Falcon 9 Block 5 · SpaceXStarlink
- Booster
- B1075 · flight 9 · Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship at Of Course I Still Love You · landed209/217 landed here · 35 days after its previous flight, SARah 2 & 3 · 642 km downrange
- Mission
- Communications · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)for SpX
- Milestone
- 238th Falcon 9 Block 5 flight · 9th this yearSpaceX's 320th launch9th this yearhumanity's 6,609th orbital launch attempt20th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Simulate in Flight ClubOrbit: as tracked
Starlink 31306 · NORAD 58876 · 2024-020 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 22 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- STARLINK-31306
- Object ID
- 2024-020A
- Epoch
- 2024-01-29 22:42:41 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.9450065 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0006931
- Inclination
- 53.1671°
- Ascending node
- 303.7158°
- Arg. of perigee
- 244.3176°
- Mean anomaly
- 283.3742°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 130
- B*
- 0.0019164
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+2M25SMECO
- T+2M29SStage 2 Separation
- T+2M30SSES-1
- T+3M6SFairing Separation
- T+6M4SEntry Burn Startup
- T+6M27SEntry Burn Shutdown
- T+7M57SStage 1 Landing Burn
- T+8M18SStage 1 Landing
- T+8M37SSECO-1
- T+53M23SSES-2
- T+53M25SSECO-2
- T+1H2M18SStarlink Deployment
Catalogued objects
22 catalogued: 22 payloads; 19 still in orbit
- Starlink 31306 · NORAD 58876 · in orbit
- Starlink 31326 · NORAD 58877 · in orbit
- Starlink 31300 · NORAD 58878 · in orbit
- Starlink 31296 · NORAD 58879 · in orbit
- Starlink 31328 · NORAD 58880 · in orbit
- Starlink 31260 · NORAD 58881 · in orbit
- Starlink 31323 · NORAD 58882 · in orbit
- Starlink 31209 · NORAD 58883 · in orbit
- Starlink 31315 · NORAD 58884 · in orbit
- Starlink 31318 · NORAD 58885 · in orbit
- Starlink 31320 · NORAD 58886 · in orbit
- Starlink 31321 · NORAD 58887 · in orbit
Show 10 more payloads
- Starlink 30970 · NORAD 58888 · re-entered September 9, 2024
- Starlink 31007 · NORAD 58889 · in orbit
- Starlink 31230 · NORAD 58890 · in orbit
- Starlink 31245 · NORAD 58891 · in orbit
- Starlink 31254 · NORAD 58892 · re-entered January 19, 2026
- Starlink 31255 · NORAD 58893 · in orbit
- Starlink 31243 · NORAD 58894 · in orbit
- Starlink 31218 · NORAD 58895 · in orbit
- Starlink 31221 · NORAD 58896 · re-entered October 8, 2025
- Starlink 31190 · NORAD 58897 · 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
132nd launch from Space Launch Complex 4E, 4th this year · 743rd from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Local pad time at liftoff: Jan 28, 9:57 PM PST, at night
303 launches from this pad · 919 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
5 days 5 hours after the previous launch from this pad
Updates
Launch success.
Show 9 earlier updates
Liftoff.
Cosmic_Penguin · 1/29/2024 · source
Livestream has started
LL2 · 1/29/2024 · source
New T-0.
Cosmic_Penguin · 1/29/2024 · source
New T-0.
Cosmic_Penguin · 1/29/2024 · source
New T-0.
Cosmic_Penguin · 1/29/2024 · source
Updating T-0
SwGustav · 1/29/2024 · source
Updating T-0 and window
Nosu · 1/28/2024 · source
GO for launch.
Cosmic_Penguin · 1/28/2024 · source
Added launch window.
Cosmic_Penguin · 1/24/2024 · source
Questions
When did Starlink Group 7-12 launch?
Starlink Group 7-12 launched on January 29, 2024 at 05:57 UTC. The launch window ran from 02:16 to 06:03 UTC.
Where can I watch Starlink Group 7-12?
Coverage: SpaceX Starlink Group 7-12; SpaceX - Falcon 9 - Starlink Group 7-12 - SLC-4E - Vandenberg SFB - January 29, 2024; Starlink Mission. Watch the replay
What rocket launched Starlink Group 7-12?
Falcon 9 Block 5, flown by SpaceX. Falcon 9 Block 5 spec sheet
Where did Starlink Group 7-12 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA. Liftoff was Jan 28, 9:57 PM PST local time at the pad.
Did the booster land?
Booster B1075 flew for the 9th time and landed at Of Course I Still Love You.
What orbit did Starlink Group 7-12 reach?
Starlink 31306, one of 22 catalogued objects, reached a 292 × 301 km orbit inclined 53.2°.
How many satellites did Starlink Group 7-12 launch?
22 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 19 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).
Which program is Starlink Group 7-12 part of?
Starlink. About Starlink