SpaceXFalcon 9 Block 5Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Starlink Group 7-18
Launched
April 2, 2024 · 02:30 UTC
Image: SpaceX
Summary
Starlink Group 7-18 launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 Block 5 from Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on April 2, 2024 at 02:30 UTC. The launch window ran from 02:30 to 06:30 UTC. It was SpaceX's 344th launch, 33rd this year and humanity's 6,652nd orbital launch attempt. It was the 261st Falcon 9 Block 5 flight and the 32nd this year. Booster B1071 flew for the 15th time and landed at Of Course I Still Love You. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Starlink 31641, 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.
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- Vehicle
- Falcon 9 Block 5 · SpaceXStarlink
- Booster
- B1071 · flight 15 · Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship at Of Course I Still Love You · landed209/217 landed here · 52 days after its previous flight, Starlink Group 7-13 · 642 km downrange
- Mission
- Communications · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)for SpX
- Milestone
- 261st Falcon 9 Block 5 flight · 32nd this yearSpaceX's 344th launch33rd this yearhumanity's 6,652nd orbital launch attempt63rd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Simulate in Flight ClubOrbit: as tracked
Starlink 31641 · NORAD 59374 · 2024-062 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 22 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- STARLINK-31641
- Object ID
- 2024-062A
- Epoch
- 2024-04-02 18:21:41 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.94547592 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0006491
- Inclination
- 53.1695°
- Ascending node
- 315.2218°
- Arg. of perigee
- 244.9793°
- Mean anomaly
- 69.37°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 131
- B*
- 0.001768
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+2M36SSES-1
- T+3M5SFairing Separation
- T+6M8SEntry Burn Startup
- T+6M34SEntry Burn Shutdown
- T+7M56SStage 1 Landing Burn
- T+8M19SStage 1 Landing
- T+8M37SSECO-1
- T+53M24SSES-2
- T+53M26SSECO-2
- T+1H2M18SStarlink Deployment
Catalogued objects
22 catalogued: 22 payloads; 21 still in orbit
- Starlink 31641 · NORAD 59374 · in orbit
- Starlink 31430 · NORAD 59375 · in orbit
- Starlink 31695 · NORAD 59376 · in orbit
- Starlink 31716 · NORAD 59377 · in orbit
- Starlink 31710 · NORAD 59378 · in orbit
- Starlink 31698 · NORAD 59379 · in orbit
- Starlink 31680 · NORAD 59380 · in orbit
- Starlink 31713 · NORAD 59381 · in orbit
- Starlink 31705 · NORAD 59382 · in orbit
- Starlink 31709 · NORAD 59383 · re-entered May 23, 2025
- Starlink 31715 · NORAD 59384 · in orbit
- Starlink 31717 · NORAD 59385 · in orbit
Show 10 more payloads
- Starlink 31688 · NORAD 59386 · in orbit
- Starlink 31714 · NORAD 59387 · in orbit
- Starlink 31643 · NORAD 59388 · in orbit
- Starlink 31647 · NORAD 59389 · in orbit
- Starlink 31649 · NORAD 59390 · in orbit
- Starlink 31644 · NORAD 59391 · in orbit
- Starlink 31626 · NORAD 59392 · in orbit
- Starlink 31443 · NORAD 59393 · in orbit
- Starlink 31607 · NORAD 59394 · in orbit
- Starlink 31608 · NORAD 59397 · 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
139th launch from Space Launch Complex 4E, 11th this year · 750th from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Local pad time at liftoff: Apr 1, 7:30 PM PDT, in twilight
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.
Cosmic_Penguin · 4/2/2024 · source
Unofficial Webcast by SPACE AFFAIRS has started
LL2 · 4/2/2024 · source
Rescheduled for April 2nd UTC.
Cosmic_Penguin · 3/31/2024 · source
NET April 1 UTC, weather pending.
Cosmic_Penguin · 3/31/2024 · source
Scrubbed for the day due to weather; next attempt TBD.
Cosmic_Penguin · 3/31/2024 · source
New T-0 (06:30 UTC)
hitura-nobad · 3/31/2024 · source
New T-0.
Cosmic_Penguin · 3/31/2024 · source
New T-0.
Cosmic_Penguin · 3/31/2024 · source
New T-0.
Cosmic_Penguin · 3/31/2024 · source
Questions
When did Starlink Group 7-18 launch?
Starlink Group 7-18 launched on April 2, 2024 at 02:30 UTC. The launch window ran from 02:30 to 06:30 UTC.
Where can I watch Starlink Group 7-18?
Coverage: SpaceX Starlink Group 7-18; SpaceX - Falcon 9 - Starlink Group 7-18 - SLC-4E - Vandenberg SFB - April 2, 2024; Watch live: SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches 22 Starlink satellites from Vandenberg SFB, California. Watch the replay
What rocket launched Starlink Group 7-18?
Falcon 9 Block 5, flown by SpaceX. Falcon 9 Block 5 spec sheet
Where did Starlink Group 7-18 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA. Liftoff was Apr 1, 7:30 PM PDT local time at the pad.
Did the booster land?
Booster B1071 flew for the 15th time and landed at Of Course I Still Love You.
What orbit did Starlink Group 7-18 reach?
Starlink 31641, one of 22 catalogued objects, reached a 292 × 301 km orbit inclined 53.2°.
How many satellites did Starlink Group 7-18 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 7-18 part of?
Starlink. About Starlink