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Starlink Group 8-5

Launched

June 5, 2024 · 02:16 UTC

Launch SuccessfulWeather 95% go
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Summary

Starlink Group 8-5 launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 Block 5 from Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on June 5, 2024 at 02:16 UTC. It was SpaceX's 370th launch, 59th this year and humanity's 6,699th orbital launch attempt. It was the 287th Falcon 9 Block 5 flight and the 58th this year. Booster B1067 flew for the 20th time and landed at Just Read the Instructions. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). The tracked orbit of Starlink 11145, one of 20 catalogued objects, from June 10, 2024, was 302 × 303 km inclined 53.2°. 20 objects from this launch are catalogued, all of them payloads.

Booster
  • B1067 · flight 20 · Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship at Just Read the Instructions · landed156/157 landed here · 32 days after its previous flight, Starlink Group 6-55 · 618 km downrange
Mission
Communications · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)for SpX
Milestone
287th Falcon 9 Block 5 flight · 58th this yearSpaceX's 370th launch59th this yearhumanity's 6,699th orbital launch attempt110th orbital launch attempt this year

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Orbit: as tracked

53.2°Inclination
302 × 303 kmPerigee × apogeefrom mean elements
90.4 minPeriodfrom mean elements
156.3°Ascending node
857 d agoElement epoch2024-06-10 18:00 UTC · stale

Starlink 11145 · NORAD 59945 · 2024-107 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 20 objects

Show the numbers for orbit elements
Object
TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
Object ID
2024-107A
Epoch
2024-06-10 18:00:02 UTC
Mean motion
15.9244462 rev/day
Eccentricity
0.0000598
Inclination
53.1545°
Ascending node
156.2773°
Arg. of perigee
68.7314°
Mean anomaly
70.3811°
Element set
999
Rev at epoch
204
B*
-0.0023302

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

Flight timeline

23 steps, T−38 min to T+51 min 38 s
  1. T−38MGO for Prop Load
  2. T−35MStage 1 LOX Load
  3. T−35MProp Load
  4. T−16MStage 2 LOX Load
  5. T−7MEngine Chill
  6. T−1MStartup
  7. T−1MTank Press
  8. T−45SGO for Launch
  9. T−3SIgnition
  10. T−0Liftoff
  11. T+1M10SMax-Q
  12. T+2M25SMECO
  13. T+2M28SStage 2 Separation
  14. T+2M35SSES-1
  15. T+2M58SFairing Separation
  16. T+6M10SEntry Burn Startup
  17. T+6M36SEntry Burn Shutdown
  18. T+8MStage 1 Landing Burn
  19. T+8M24SStage 1 Landing
  20. T+8M39SSECO-1
  21. T+42M44SSES-2
  22. T+42M46SSECO-2
  23. T+51M38SStarlink Deployment

Catalogued objects

20 catalogued: 20 payloads; 17 still in orbit

  • Starlink 11145 · NORAD 59945 · in orbit
  • Starlink 11121 · NORAD 59946 · re-entered April 2, 2025
  • Starlink 11113 · NORAD 59947 · in orbit
  • Starlink 11123 · NORAD 59948 · in orbit
  • Starlink 11138 · NORAD 59949 · in orbit
  • Starlink 11130 · NORAD 59950 · in orbit
  • Starlink 11126 · NORAD 59951 · re-entered April 21, 2025
  • Starlink 11124 · NORAD 59952 · in orbit
  • Starlink 11143 · NORAD 59953 · re-entered February 8, 2026
  • Starlink 11133 · NORAD 59954 · in orbit
  • Starlink 11144 · NORAD 59955 · in orbit
  • Starlink 11134 · NORAD 59956 · in orbit
Show 8 more payloads
  • Starlink 11142 · NORAD 59957 · in orbit
  • Starlink 31995 · NORAD 59958 · in orbit
  • Starlink 31989 · NORAD 59959 · in orbit
  • Starlink 31856 · NORAD 59960 · in orbit
  • Starlink 31993 · NORAD 59961 · in orbit
  • Starlink 31980 · NORAD 59962 · in orbit
  • Starlink 31991 · NORAD 59963 · in orbit
  • Starlink 31979 · NORAD 59964 · in orbit

Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org

About this launch

A batch of 20 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.

Pad

Map of Space Launch Complex 40

Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

246th launch from Space Launch Complex 40, 28th this year · 957th from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

Local pad time at liftoff: Jun 4, 10:16 PM EDT, at night

403 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

3 days 23 hours after the previous launch from this pad

Updates

Launch success.

Show 9 earlier updates
  • Liftoff.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 6/5/2024 · source

  • Unofficial Webcast by SPACE AFFAIRS has started

    LL2 · 6/5/2024 · source

  • Updated launch weather.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 6/5/2024 · source

  • Setting GO

    Nosu · 6/4/2024 · source

  • Adjusted T-0.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 6/4/2024 · source

  • Weather 90%

    Nosu · 6/2/2024 · source

  • NET June 5 UTC per new NOTAMs.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 5/30/2024 · source

  • Targeting NET June 4 UTC per NOTAM F1956/24.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 5/29/2024 · source

  • Added launch.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 2/21/2024 · source

Questions

When did Starlink Group 8-5 launch?

Starlink Group 8-5 launched on June 5, 2024 at 02:16 UTC.

Where can I watch Starlink Group 8-5?

Coverage: SpaceX Starlink Group 8-5; SpaceX - Falcon 9 - Starlink Group 8-5 - SLC-40 - Cape Canaveral SFS - June 4, 2024; Watch live: SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches from Cape Canaveral with 20 Starlink satellites. Watch the replay

What rocket launched Starlink Group 8-5?

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

Where did Starlink Group 8-5 launch from?

Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA. Liftoff was Jun 4, 10:16 PM EDT local time at the pad.

Did the booster land?

Booster B1067 flew for the 20th time and landed at Just Read the Instructions.

What orbit did Starlink Group 8-5 reach?

The tracked orbit of Starlink 11145, one of 20 catalogued objects, from June 10, 2024, was 302 × 303 km inclined 53.2°.

How many satellites did Starlink Group 8-5 launch?

20 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 17 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).

Which program is Starlink Group 8-5 part of?

Starlink. About Starlink