SpaceXFalcon 9 Block 5Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Starlink Group 7-15
Launched
February 23, 2024 · 04:11 UTC
Image: SpaceX
Summary
Starlink Group 7-15 launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 Block 5 from Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on February 23, 2024 at 04:11 UTC. The launch window ran from 04:11 to 07:44 UTC. It was SpaceX's 328th launch, 17th this year and humanity's 6,625th orbital launch attempt. It was the 246th Falcon 9 Block 5 flight and the 17th this year. Booster B1061 flew for the 19th time and landed at Of Course I Still Love You. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). The tracked orbit of Starlink 31468, one of 22 catalogued objects, from March 1, 2024, was 337 × 339 km inclined 53.2°. 22 objects from this launch are catalogued, all of them payloads.
- Watch
- SpaceX Starlink Group 7-15The Space Devs
- SpaceX - Falcon 9 - Starlink Group 7-15 - SLC-4E - Vandenberg SFB - February 23, 2024SPACE AFFAIRS
- Starlink MissionSpaceX
- Vehicle
- Falcon 9 Block 5 · SpaceXStarlink
- Booster
- B1061 · flight 19 · Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship at Of Course I Still Love You · landed209/217 landed here · 39 days after its previous flight, Starlink Group 7-10 · 642 km downrange
- Mission
- Communications · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)for SpX
- Milestone
- 246th Falcon 9 Block 5 flight · 17th this yearSpaceX's 328th launch17th this yearhumanity's 6,625th orbital launch attempt36th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Simulate in Flight ClubOrbit: as tracked
Starlink 31468 · NORAD 58998 · 2024-036 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 22 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2024-036A
- Epoch
- 2024-03-01 16:00:00 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.79952232 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0001184
- Inclination
- 53.167°
- Ascending node
- 267.6683°
- Arg. of perigee
- 94.3816°
- Mean anomaly
- 67.2432°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 232
- B*
- -0.0071457
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−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+3M5SFairing Separation
- T+6MEntry Burn Startup
- T+6M28SEntry Burn Shutdown
- T+7M54SStage 1 Landing Burn
- T+8M23SStage 1 Landing
- T+8M38SSECO-1
- T+53M15SSES-2
- T+53M24SSECO-2
- T+1H2M17SStarlink Deployment
Catalogued objects
22 catalogued: 22 payloads; 20 still in orbit
- Starlink 31468 · NORAD 58998 · in orbit
- Starlink 31440 · NORAD 58999 · in orbit
- Starlink 31529 · NORAD 59000 · in orbit
- Starlink 31525 · NORAD 59001 · re-entered June 1, 2024
- Starlink 31431 · NORAD 59002 · in orbit
- Starlink 31429 · NORAD 59003 · re-entered October 27, 2024
- Starlink 31435 · NORAD 59004 · in orbit
- Starlink 31484 · NORAD 59005 · in orbit
- Starlink 31450 · NORAD 59006 · in orbit
- Starlink 31456 · NORAD 59007 · in orbit
- Starlink 31460 · NORAD 59008 · in orbit
- Starlink 31488 · NORAD 59009 · in orbit
Show 10 more payloads
- Starlink 31528 · NORAD 59010 · in orbit
- Starlink 31491 · NORAD 59011 · in orbit
- Starlink 31465 · NORAD 59012 · in orbit
- Starlink 31389 · NORAD 59013 · in orbit
- Starlink 31454 · NORAD 59014 · in orbit
- Starlink 31521 · NORAD 59015 · in orbit
- Starlink 31526 · NORAD 59016 · in orbit
- Starlink 31406 · NORAD 59017 · in orbit
- Starlink 31527 · NORAD 59018 · in orbit
- Starlink 31436 · NORAD 59019 · 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
135th launch from Space Launch Complex 4E, 7th this year · 746th from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Local pad time at liftoff: Feb 22, 8:11 PM PST, at night
303 launches from this pad · 919 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
7 days 6 hours after the previous launch from this pad
Updates
Launch success.
Show 9 earlier updates
Liftoff.
Cosmic_Penguin · 2/23/2024 · source
Livestream has started
LL2 · 2/23/2024 · source
Tweaked launch window.
Cosmic_Penguin · 2/22/2024 · source
GO for launch.
Cosmic_Penguin · 2/22/2024 · source
Delayed to February 23
Nosu · 2/20/2024 · source
NET February 22.
Cosmic_Penguin · 2/17/2024 · source
Added tentative launch window.
Cosmic_Penguin · 2/16/2024 · source
Targeting NET early February 20 UTC per NOTAM A0269/24 & R0043/24.
Cosmic_Penguin · 2/14/2024 · source
Adding launch
Cosmic_Penguin · 12/28/2023 · source
Questions
When did Starlink Group 7-15 launch?
Starlink Group 7-15 launched on February 23, 2024 at 04:11 UTC. The launch window ran from 04:11 to 07:44 UTC.
Where can I watch Starlink Group 7-15?
Coverage: SpaceX Starlink Group 7-15; SpaceX - Falcon 9 - Starlink Group 7-15 - SLC-4E - Vandenberg SFB - February 23, 2024; Starlink Mission. Watch the replay
What rocket launched Starlink Group 7-15?
Falcon 9 Block 5, flown by SpaceX. Falcon 9 Block 5 spec sheet
Where did Starlink Group 7-15 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA. Liftoff was Feb 22, 8:11 PM PST local time at the pad.
Did the booster land?
Booster B1061 flew for the 19th time and landed at Of Course I Still Love You.
What orbit did Starlink Group 7-15 reach?
The tracked orbit of Starlink 31468, one of 22 catalogued objects, from March 1, 2024, was 337 × 339 km inclined 53.2°.
How many satellites did Starlink Group 7-15 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 7-15 part of?
Starlink. About Starlink