SpaceXFalcon 9 Block 5Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Starlink Group 7-5
Launched
October 21, 2023 · 08:23 UTC
Image: SpaceX
Summary
Starlink Group 7-5 launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 Block 5 from Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on October 21, 2023 at 08:23 UTC. The launch window ran from 07:47 to 10:00 UTC. It was SpaceX's 289th launch, 76th this year and humanity's 6,538th orbital launch attempt. It was the 209th Falcon 9 Block 5 flight and the 71st this year. Booster B1061 flew for the 16th time and landed at Of Course I Still Love You. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Starlink 30594, one of 21 catalogued objects, reached a 290 × 300 km orbit inclined 53.1°. 21 objects from this launch are catalogued, all of them payloads.
- Watch
- SpaceX Starlink Group 7-5The Space Devs
- Starlink MissionSpaceX
- Vehicle
- Falcon 9 Block 5 · SpaceXStarlink
- Booster
- B1061 · flight 16 · Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship at Of Course I Still Love You · landed209/217 landed here · 59 days after its previous flight, Starlink Group 7-1 · 638 km downrange
- Mission
- Communications · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)for SpX
- Milestone
- 209th Falcon 9 Block 5 flight · 71st this yearSpaceX's 289th launch76th this yearhumanity's 6,538th orbital launch attempt170th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Simulate in Flight ClubOrbit: as tracked
Starlink 30594 · NORAD 58097 · 2023-161 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 21 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- STARLINK-30594
- Object ID
- 2023-161A
- Epoch
- 2023-10-22 14:30:42 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.95233493 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0007566
- Inclination
- 53.0579°
- Ascending node
- 238.9563°
- Arg. of perigee
- 251.6715°
- Mean anomaly
- 236.9064°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 130
- B*
- 0.0021836
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; 21 still in orbit
- Starlink 30594 · NORAD 58097 · in orbit
- Starlink 30614 · NORAD 58098 · in orbit
- Starlink 30607 · NORAD 58099 · in orbit
- Starlink 30600 · NORAD 58100 · in orbit
- Starlink 30605 · NORAD 58101 · in orbit
- Starlink 30592 · NORAD 58102 · in orbit
- Starlink 30589 · NORAD 58103 · in orbit
- Starlink 30617 · NORAD 58104 · in orbit
- Starlink 30616 · NORAD 58105 · in orbit
- Starlink 30612 · NORAD 58106 · in orbit
- Starlink 30421 · NORAD 58107 · in orbit
- Starlink 30611 · NORAD 58108 · in orbit
Show 9 more payloads
- Starlink 30606 · NORAD 58109 · in orbit
- Starlink 30596 · NORAD 58110 · in orbit
- Starlink 30595 · NORAD 58111 · in orbit
- Starlink 30593 · NORAD 58112 · in orbit
- Starlink 30353 · NORAD 58113 · in orbit
- Starlink 30572 · NORAD 58114 · in orbit
- Starlink 30580 · NORAD 58115 · in orbit
- Starlink 30493 · NORAD 58116 · in orbit
- Starlink 30601 · NORAD 58117 · 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.
Pad
Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
122nd launch from Space Launch Complex 4E, 22nd this year · 732nd from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Local pad time at liftoff: Oct 21, 1:23 AM PDT, at night
303 launches from this pad · 919 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
12 days after the previous launch from this pad
Updates
Launch success.
Show 8 earlier updates
Liftoff
hitura-nobad · 10/21/2023
webcast live
hitura-nobad · 10/21/2023
launch delayed to 08:23 UTC
hitura-nobad · 10/21/2023 · source
Go for launch.
Cosmic_Penguin · 10/21/2023 · source
Updated T-0 opportunities.
Cosmic_Penguin · 10/20/2023 · source
NET October 21 UTC.
Cosmic_Penguin · 10/17/2023 · source
Added launch window per marine navigation warnings.
Cosmic_Penguin · 10/14/2023 · source
Adding launch NET September
Nosu · 7/10/2023 · source
Questions
When did Starlink Group 7-5 launch?
Starlink Group 7-5 launched on October 21, 2023 at 08:23 UTC. The launch window ran from 07:47 to 10:00 UTC.
Where can I watch Starlink Group 7-5?
Coverage: SpaceX Starlink Group 7-5; Starlink Mission. Watch the replay
What rocket launched Starlink Group 7-5?
Falcon 9 Block 5, flown by SpaceX. Falcon 9 Block 5 spec sheet
Where did Starlink Group 7-5 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA. Liftoff was Oct 21, 1:23 AM PDT local time at the pad.
Did the booster land?
Booster B1061 flew for the 16th time and landed at Of Course I Still Love You.
What orbit did Starlink Group 7-5 reach?
Starlink 30594, one of 21 catalogued objects, reached a 290 × 300 km orbit inclined 53.1°.
How many satellites did Starlink Group 7-5 launch?
21 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 21 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).
Which program is Starlink Group 7-5 part of?
Starlink. About Starlink