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Starlink Group 7-2

Launched

September 12, 2023 · 06:57 UTC

Launch Successful
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Summary

Starlink Group 7-2 launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 Block 5 from Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on September 12, 2023 at 06:57 UTC. The launch window ran from 06:57 to 10:20 UTC. It was SpaceX's 278th launch, 65th this year and humanity's 6,516th orbital launch attempt. It was the 199th Falcon 9 Block 5 flight and the 61st this year. Booster B1071 flew for the 11th time and landed at Of Course I Still Love You. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Starlink 30285, one of 21 catalogued objects, reached a 290 × 301 km orbit inclined 53.1°. 21 objects from this launch are catalogued, all of them payloads.

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Vehicle
Falcon 9 Block 5 · SpaceXStarlink
Booster
  • B1071 · flight 11 · Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship at Of Course I Still Love You · landed209/217 landed here · 54 days after its previous flight, Starlink Group 6-15 · 642 km downrange
Mission
Communications · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)for SpX
Milestone
199th Falcon 9 Block 5 flight · 61st this yearSpaceX's 278th launch65th this yearhumanity's 6,516th orbital launch attempt148th orbital launch attempt this year

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Orbit: as tracked

53.1°Inclination
290 × 301 kmPerigee × apogeefrom mean elements
90.3 minPeriodfrom mean elements
181.5°Ascending node
1129 d agoElement epoch2023-09-13 02:26 UTC · stale

Starlink 30285 · NORAD 57840 · 2023-141 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 21 objects

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Object
STARLINK-30285
Object ID
2023-141A
Epoch
2023-09-13 02:26:42 UTC
Mean motion
15.95040353 rev/day
Eccentricity
0.0008069
Inclination
53.0577°
Ascending node
181.4731°
Arg. of perigee
266.8324°
Mean anomaly
193.6973°
Element set
999
Rev at epoch
130
B*
0.0023046

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

Catalogued objects

21 catalogued: 21 payloads; 19 still in orbit

  • Starlink 30285 · NORAD 57840 · in orbit
  • Starlink 30410 · NORAD 57841 · in orbit
  • Starlink 30435 · NORAD 57842 · in orbit
  • Starlink 30423 · NORAD 57843 · in orbit
  • Starlink 30292 · NORAD 57844 · in orbit
  • Starlink 30419 · NORAD 57845 · re-entered February 26, 2025
  • Starlink 30420 · NORAD 57846 · re-entered December 31, 2024
  • Starlink 30416 · NORAD 57847 · in orbit
  • Starlink 30426 · NORAD 57848 · in orbit
  • Starlink 30430 · NORAD 57849 · in orbit
  • Starlink 30425 · NORAD 57850 · in orbit
  • Starlink 30405 · NORAD 57851 · in orbit
Show 9 more payloads
  • Starlink 30431 · NORAD 57852 · in orbit
  • Starlink 30404 · NORAD 57853 · in orbit
  • Starlink 30412 · NORAD 57854 · in orbit
  • Starlink 30392 · NORAD 57855 · in orbit
  • Starlink 30291 · NORAD 57856 · in orbit
  • Starlink 30424 · NORAD 57857 · in orbit
  • Starlink 30290 · NORAD 57858 · in orbit
  • Starlink 30414 · NORAD 57859 · in orbit
  • Starlink 30272 · NORAD 57860 · in orbit

Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org

About this launch

A batch of 21 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.

Official page: SpaceX

Pad

Map of Space Launch Complex 4E

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

119th launch from Space Launch Complex 4E, 19th this year · 728th from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

Local pad time at liftoff: Sep 11, 11:57 PM PDT, at night

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

9 days 16 hours after the previous launch from this pad

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Updates

Launch success, all satellites deployed.

Cosmic_Penguin · Sep 12, 2023 · source

Show 5 earlier updates

  • Liftoff

    Nosu · 9/12/2023 · source

  • Updated launch times.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 9/11/2023 · source

  • Updated launch window per marine navigation warnings.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 9/10/2023 · source

  • Targeting September 12 per NOTAM A7251/23

    Nosu · 9/7/2023

  • Adding launch NET late August

    Nosu · 7/10/2023 · source

Questions

When did Starlink Group 7-2 launch?

Starlink Group 7-2 launched on September 12, 2023 at 06:57 UTC. The launch window ran from 06:57 to 10:20 UTC.

Where can I watch Starlink Group 7-2?

Coverage: SpaceX Starlink Group 7-2; Starlink Mission. Watch the replay

What rocket launched Starlink Group 7-2?

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

Where did Starlink Group 7-2 launch from?

Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA. Liftoff was Sep 11, 11:57 PM PDT local time at the pad.

Did the booster land?

Booster B1071 flew for the 11th time and landed at Of Course I Still Love You.

What orbit did Starlink Group 7-2 reach?

Starlink 30285, one of 21 catalogued objects, reached a 290 × 301 km orbit inclined 53.1°.

How many satellites did Starlink Group 7-2 launch?

21 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 19 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).

Which program is Starlink Group 7-2 part of?

Starlink. About Starlink