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Starlink Group 7-7

Launched

November 20, 2023 · 10:30 UTC

Launch Successful
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Summary

Starlink Group 7-7 launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 Block 5 from Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on November 20, 2023 at 10:30 UTC. The launch window ran from 06:33 to 10:30 UTC. It was SpaceX's 300th launch, 87th this year and humanity's 6,555th orbital launch attempt. It was the 219th Falcon 9 Block 5 flight and the 81st this year. Booster B1063 flew for the 15th time and landed at Of Course I Still Love You. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). The tracked orbit of Starlink 30911, one of 22 catalogued objects, from November 24, 2023, was 303 × 304 km inclined 53.1°. 22 objects from this launch are catalogued, all of them payloads.

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Vehicle
Falcon 9 Block 5 · SpaceXStarlink
Booster
  • B1063 · flight 15 · Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship at Of Course I Still Love You · landed209/217 landed here · 42 days after its previous flight, Starlink Group 7-4 · 631 km downrange
Mission
Communications · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)for SpX
Milestone
219th Falcon 9 Block 5 flight · 81st this yearSpaceX's 300th launch87th this yearhumanity's 6,555th orbital launch attempt187th orbital launch attempt this year

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Orbit: as tracked

53.1°Inclination
303 × 304 kmPerigee × apogeefrom mean elements
90.4 minPeriodfrom mean elements
284.4°Ascending node
1056 d agoElement epoch2023-11-24 20:00 UTC · stale

Starlink 30911 · NORAD 58374 · 2023-178 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 22 objects

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Object
TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
Object ID
2023-178A
Epoch
2023-11-24 20:00:01 UTC
Mean motion
15.92066446 rev/day
Eccentricity
0.0000925
Inclination
53.0592°
Ascending node
284.4239°
Arg. of perigee
73.3189°
Mean anomaly
94.9369°
Element set
999
Rev at epoch
192
B*
-0.0029309

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

Catalogued objects

22 catalogued: 22 payloads; 21 still in orbit

  • Starlink 30911 · NORAD 58374 · in orbit
  • Starlink 30894 · NORAD 58375 · in orbit
  • Starlink 30910 · NORAD 58376 · in orbit
  • Starlink 30914 · NORAD 58377 · in orbit
  • Starlink 30920 · NORAD 58378 · in orbit
  • Starlink 30882 · NORAD 58379 · in orbit
  • Starlink 30915 · NORAD 58380 · in orbit
  • Starlink 30923 · NORAD 58381 · in orbit
  • Starlink 30927 · NORAD 58382 · in orbit
  • Starlink 30921 · NORAD 58383 · in orbit
  • Starlink 30825 · NORAD 58384 · in orbit
  • Starlink 30930 · NORAD 58385 · in orbit
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  • Starlink 30929 · NORAD 58386 · in orbit
  • Starlink 30898 · NORAD 58387 · in orbit
  • Starlink 30913 · NORAD 58388 · in orbit
  • Starlink 30938 · NORAD 58389 · in orbit
  • Starlink 30868 · NORAD 58390 · in orbit
  • Starlink 30916 · NORAD 58391 · in orbit
  • Starlink 30937 · NORAD 58392 · re-entered September 25, 2025
  • Starlink 30939 · NORAD 58393 · in orbit
  • Starlink 30887 · NORAD 58394 · in orbit
  • Starlink 30934 · NORAD 58395 · 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.

Official page: SpaceX

Pad

Map of Space Launch Complex 4E

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

125th launch from Space Launch Complex 4E, 25th this year · 735th from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

Local pad time at liftoff: Nov 20, 2:30 AM PST, at night

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

8 days 15 hours after the previous launch from this pad

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Updates

Launch success.

Cosmic_Penguin · Nov 20, 2023 · source

Show 9 earlier updates

  • Liftoff.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 11/20/2023 · source

  • Livestream has started

    LL2 · 11/20/2023 · source

  • New T-0.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 11/20/2023 · source

  • New T-0.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 11/20/2023 · source

  • New T-0.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 11/20/2023 · source

  • Adding seconds to T-0 and window

    Nosu · 11/19/2023 · source

  • Delayed to November 20 UTC.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 11/19/2023 · source

  • Livestream has started

    LL2 · 11/19/2023 · source

  • New T-0.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 11/19/2023 · source

Questions

When did Starlink Group 7-7 launch?

Starlink Group 7-7 launched on November 20, 2023 at 10:30 UTC. The launch window ran from 06:33 to 10:30 UTC.

Where can I watch Starlink Group 7-7?

Coverage: SpaceX Starlink Group 7-7; SpaceX - Falcon 9 - Starlink Group 7-7 - SLC-4E - Vandenberg SFB - November 20, 2023; Starlink Mission. Watch the replay

What rocket launched Starlink Group 7-7?

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

Where did Starlink Group 7-7 launch from?

Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA. Liftoff was Nov 20, 2:30 AM PST local time at the pad.

Did the booster land?

Booster B1063 flew for the 15th time and landed at Of Course I Still Love You.

What orbit did Starlink Group 7-7 reach?

The tracked orbit of Starlink 30911, one of 22 catalogued objects, from November 24, 2023, was 303 × 304 km inclined 53.1°.

How many satellites did Starlink Group 7-7 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 7-7 part of?

Starlink. About Starlink