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Starlink Group 7-4

Launched

October 9, 2023 · 07:43 UTC

Launch Successful
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Summary

Starlink Group 7-4 launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 Block 5 from Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on October 9, 2023 at 07:43 UTC. The launch window ran from 07:43 to 11:06 UTC. It was SpaceX's 285th launch, 72nd this year and humanity's 6,533rd orbital launch attempt. It was the 206th Falcon 9 Block 5 flight and the 68th this year. Booster B1063 flew for the 14th time and landed at Of Course I Still Love You. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Starlink 30514, 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
  • B1063 · flight 14 · Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship at Of Course I Still Love You · landed209/217 landed here · 36 days after its previous flight, SDA Tranche 0B · 642 km downrange
Mission
Communications · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)for SpX
Milestone
206th Falcon 9 Block 5 flight · 68th this yearSpaceX's 285th launch72nd this yearhumanity's 6,533rd orbital launch attempt165th 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
218.9°Ascending node
1102 d agoElement epoch2023-10-10 06:22 UTC · stale

Starlink 30514 · NORAD 58028 · 2023-156 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 21 objects

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Object
STARLINK-30514
Object ID
2023-156A
Epoch
2023-10-10 06:22:42 UTC
Mean motion
15.94940216 rev/day
Eccentricity
0.0007986
Inclination
53.0564°
Ascending node
218.9038°
Arg. of perigee
266.6042°
Mean anomaly
231.8223°
Element set
999
Rev at epoch
130
B*
0.0026859

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; 20 still in orbit

  • Starlink 30514 · NORAD 58028 · in orbit
  • Starlink 30518 · NORAD 58029 · in orbit
  • Starlink 30549 · NORAD 58030 · in orbit
  • Starlink 30556 · NORAD 58031 · in orbit
  • Starlink 30561 · NORAD 58032 · in orbit
  • Starlink 30562 · NORAD 58033 · in orbit
  • Starlink 30565 · NORAD 58034 · in orbit
  • Starlink 30438 · NORAD 58035 · in orbit
  • Starlink 30437 · NORAD 58036 · in orbit
  • Starlink 30533 · NORAD 58037 · in orbit
  • Starlink 30560 · NORAD 58038 · in orbit
  • Starlink 30559 · NORAD 58039 · re-entered March 19, 2026
Show 9 more payloads
  • Starlink 30555 · NORAD 58040 · in orbit
  • Starlink 30542 · NORAD 58041 · in orbit
  • Starlink 30563 · NORAD 58042 · in orbit
  • Starlink 30564 · NORAD 58043 · in orbit
  • Starlink 30547 · NORAD 58044 · in orbit
  • Starlink 30550 · NORAD 58045 · in orbit
  • Starlink 30548 · NORAD 58046 · in orbit
  • Starlink 30529 · NORAD 58047 · in orbit
  • Starlink 30554 · NORAD 58048 · 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

121st launch from Space Launch Complex 4E, 21st this year · 731st from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

Local pad time at liftoff: Oct 9, 12:43 AM PDT, at night

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

13 days after the previous launch from this pad

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Updates

Successful launch

Nosu · Oct 9, 2023 · source

Show 7 earlier updates

  • Liftoff

    Nosu · 10/9/2023 · source

  • Tweak in T-0.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 10/8/2023 · source

  • Tweaked T-0.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 10/7/2023 · source

  • GO for launch.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 10/6/2023 · source

  • NET October 9.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 10/5/2023 · source

  • Targeting October 7 per NOTAM A8106/23

    Nosu · 9/28/2023

  • Adding launch NET September

    Nosu · 7/10/2023 · source

Questions

When did Starlink Group 7-4 launch?

Starlink Group 7-4 launched on October 9, 2023 at 07:43 UTC. The launch window ran from 07:43 to 11:06 UTC.

Where can I watch Starlink Group 7-4?

Coverage: SpaceX Starlink Group 7-4; Starlink Mission. Watch the replay

What rocket launched Starlink Group 7-4?

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

Where did Starlink Group 7-4 launch from?

Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA. Liftoff was Oct 9, 12:43 AM PDT local time at the pad.

Did the booster land?

Booster B1063 flew for the 14th time and landed at Of Course I Still Love You.

What orbit did Starlink Group 7-4 reach?

Starlink 30514, one of 21 catalogued objects, reached a 290 × 301 km orbit inclined 53.1°.

How many satellites did Starlink Group 7-4 launch?

21 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 20 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).

Which program is Starlink Group 7-4 part of?

Starlink. About Starlink