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Starlink Group 7-14

Launched

February 15, 2024 · 21:34 UTC

Launch SuccessfulWeather 90% go
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Summary

Starlink Group 7-14 launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 Block 5 from Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on February 15, 2024 at 21:34 UTC. The launch window ran from 21:34 to 01:33 UTC. It was SpaceX's 326th launch, 15th this year and humanity's 6,620th orbital launch attempt. It was the 244th Falcon 9 Block 5 flight and the 15th this year. Booster B1082 flew for the 2nd time and landed at Of Course I Still Love You. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). The tracked orbit of Starlink 31373, one of 22 catalogued objects, from February 23, 2024, was 333 × 335 km inclined 53.2°. 22 objects from this launch are catalogued, all of them payloads.

Booster
  • B1082 · flight 2 · Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship at Of Course I Still Love You · landed209/217 landed here · 43 days after its previous flight, Starlink Group 7-9 · 642 km downrange
Mission
Communications · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)for SpX
Milestone
244th Falcon 9 Block 5 flight · 15th this yearSpaceX's 326th launch15th this yearhumanity's 6,620th orbital launch attempt31st orbital launch attempt this year

Flight preview

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Orbit: as tracked

53.2°Inclination
333 × 335 kmPerigee × apogeefrom mean elements
91.1 minPeriodfrom mean elements
159.7°Ascending node
965 d agoElement epoch2024-02-23 16:00 UTC · stale

Starlink 31373 · NORAD 58965 · 2024-031 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 22 objects

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Object
TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
Object ID
2024-031A
Epoch
2024-02-23 16:00:00 UTC
Mean motion
15.81399453 rev/day
Eccentricity
0.000132
Inclination
53.1688°
Ascending node
159.738°
Arg. of perigee
63.6014°
Mean anomaly
257.2821°
Element set
999
Rev at epoch
243
B*
-0.0058475

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

Flight timeline

23 steps, T−38 min to T+1 h 2 min
  1. T−38MGO for Prop Load
  2. T−35MProp Load
  3. T−35MStage 1 LOX Load
  4. T−16MStage 2 LOX Load
  5. T−7MEngine Chill
  6. T−1MTank Press
  7. T−1MStartup
  8. T−45SGO for Launch
  9. T−3SIgnition
  10. T−0Liftoff
  11. T+1M12SMax-Q
  12. T+2M31SMECO
  13. T+2M35SStage 2 Separation
  14. T+2M41SSES-1
  15. T+3M9SFairing Separation
  16. T+6M10SEntry Burn Startup
  17. T+6M31SEntry Burn Shutdown
  18. T+8M2SStage 1 Landing Burn
  19. T+8M25SStage 1 Landing
  20. T+8M44SSECO-1
  21. T+53M37SSES-2
  22. T+53M38SSECO-2
  23. T+1H2M31SStarlink Deployment

Catalogued objects

22 catalogued: 22 payloads; 21 still in orbit

  • Starlink 31373 · NORAD 58965 · in orbit
  • Starlink 31449 · NORAD 58966 · in orbit
  • Starlink 31314 · NORAD 58967 · in orbit
  • Starlink 31356 · NORAD 58968 · in orbit
  • Starlink 31335 · NORAD 58969 · in orbit
  • Starlink 31368 · NORAD 58970 · in orbit
  • Starlink 31333 · NORAD 58971 · in orbit
  • Starlink 31351 · NORAD 58972 · in orbit
  • Starlink 31365 · NORAD 58973 · in orbit
  • Starlink 31361 · NORAD 58974 · in orbit
  • Starlink 31369 · NORAD 58975 · in orbit
  • Starlink 31324 · NORAD 58976 · in orbit
Show 10 more payloads
  • Starlink 31358 · NORAD 58977 · in orbit
  • Starlink 31355 · NORAD 58978 · in orbit
  • Starlink 31380 · NORAD 58979 · in orbit
  • Starlink 31353 · NORAD 58980 · in orbit
  • Starlink 31339 · NORAD 58981 · in orbit
  • Starlink 31360 · NORAD 58982 · re-entered February 8, 2025
  • Starlink 31384 · NORAD 58983 · in orbit
  • Starlink 31379 · NORAD 58984 · in orbit
  • Starlink 31385 · NORAD 58985 · in orbit
  • Starlink 31229 · NORAD 58986 · 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

Map of Space Launch Complex 4E

Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

134th launch from Space Launch Complex 4E, 6th this year · 745th from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

Local pad time at liftoff: Feb 15, 1:34 PM PST, in daylight

303 launches from this pad · 919 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

5 days 21 hours after the previous launch from this pad

Updates

Launch success.

Show 9 earlier updates
  • 300th Liftoff of Falcon 9

    hitura-nobad · 2/15/2024 · source

  • Livestream has started

    LL2 · 2/15/2024 · source

  • Weather >90% GO for launch

    hitura-nobad · 2/15/2024 · source

  • Tweaked T-0.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 2/15/2024 · source

  • Scrubbed for the day.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 2/15/2024 · source

  • New T-0.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 2/15/2024 · source

  • New T-0.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 2/14/2024 · source

  • Tweaked T-0.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 2/14/2024 · source

  • GO for launch.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 2/14/2024 · source

Questions

When did Starlink Group 7-14 launch?

Starlink Group 7-14 launched on February 15, 2024 at 21:34 UTC. The launch window ran from 21:34 to 01:33 UTC.

Where can I watch Starlink Group 7-14?

Coverage: SpaceX Starlink Group 7-14; SpaceX - Falcon 9 - Starlink Group 7-14 - SLC-4E - Vandenberg SFB - February 15, 2024; 300th SpaceX Falcon 9 Launches Starlink 7-14. Watch the replay

What rocket launched Starlink Group 7-14?

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

Where did Starlink Group 7-14 launch from?

Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA. Liftoff was Feb 15, 1:34 PM PST local time at the pad.

Did the booster land?

Booster B1082 flew for the 2nd time and landed at Of Course I Still Love You.

What orbit did Starlink Group 7-14 reach?

The tracked orbit of Starlink 31373, one of 22 catalogued objects, from February 23, 2024, was 333 × 335 km inclined 53.2°.

How many satellites did Starlink Group 7-14 launch?

22 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 21 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).

Which program is Starlink Group 7-14 part of?

Starlink. About Starlink