SpaceXFalcon 9 Block 5Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Starlink Group 8-8
Launched
June 8, 2024 · 12:58 UTC
Image: SpaceX
Summary
Starlink Group 8-8 launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 Block 5 from Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on June 8, 2024 at 12:58 UTC. The launch window ran from 10:54 to 13:56 UTC. It was SpaceX's 373rd launch, 62nd this year and humanity's 6,704th orbital launch attempt. It was the 289th Falcon 9 Block 5 flight and the 60th this year. Booster B1061 flew for the 21st time and landed at Of Course I Still Love You. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). The tracked orbit of Starlink 11129, one of 20 catalogued objects, from June 10, 2024, was 293 × 294 km inclined 53.2°. 20 objects from this launch are catalogued, all of them payloads.
- Watch
- Vehicle
- Falcon 9 Block 5 · SpaceXStarlink
- Booster
- B1061 · flight 21 · Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship at Of Course I Still Love You · landed209/217 landed here · 36 days after its previous flight, WorldView Legion 1 & 2 · 627 km downrange
- Mission
- Communications · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)for SpX
- Milestone
- 289th Falcon 9 Block 5 flight · 60th this yearSpaceX's 373rd launch62nd this yearhumanity's 6,704th orbital launch attempt115th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Simulate in Flight ClubOrbit: as tracked
Starlink 11129 · NORAD 60038 · 2024-112 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 20 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- STARLINK-11129
- Object ID
- 2024-112A
- Epoch
- 2024-06-10 20:40:41 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.95752117 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.000086
- Inclination
- 53.165°
- Ascending node
- 170.1661°
- Arg. of perigee
- 57.9811°
- Mean anomaly
- 91.1376°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 131
- B*
- 0.0022223
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LEO.
Flight timeline
- T−38MGO for Prop Load
- T−35MProp Load
- T−35MStage 1 LOX Load
- T−16MStage 2 LOX Load
- T−7MEngine Chill
- T−1MStartup
- T−1MTank Press
- T−45SGO for Launch
- T−3SIgnition
- T−0Liftoff
- T+1M8SMax-Q
- T+2M25SMECO
- T+2M28SStage 2 Separation
- T+2M35SSES-1
- T+3M1SFairing Separation
- T+6M1SEntry Burn Startup
- T+6M28SEntry Burn Shutdown
- T+7M51SStage 1 Landing Burn
- T+8M14SStage 1 Landing
- T+8M38SSECO-1
- T+52M11SSES-2
- T+52M13SSECO-2
- T+1H1M5SStarlink Deployment
Catalogued objects
20 catalogued: 20 payloads; 19 still in orbit
- Starlink 11129 · NORAD 60038 · in orbit
- Starlink 11140 · NORAD 60039 · in orbit
- Starlink 11122 · NORAD 60040 · in orbit
- Starlink 11149 · NORAD 60041 · in orbit
- Starlink 11120 · NORAD 60042 · in orbit
- Starlink 11086 · NORAD 60043 · in orbit
- Starlink 11148 · NORAD 60044 · in orbit
- Starlink 11116 · NORAD 60045 · in orbit
- Starlink 11155 · NORAD 60046 · in orbit
- Starlink 11163 · NORAD 60047 · in orbit
- Starlink 11135 · NORAD 60048 · in orbit
- Starlink 11151 · NORAD 60049 · in orbit
Show 8 more payloads
- Starlink 11137 · NORAD 60050 · in orbit
- Starlink 31811 · NORAD 60051 · re-entered September 10, 2026
- Starlink 31775 · NORAD 60052 · in orbit
- Starlink 31793 · NORAD 60053 · in orbit
- Starlink 31735 · NORAD 60054 · in orbit
- Starlink 31788 · NORAD 60055 · in orbit
- Starlink 31825 · NORAD 60056 · in orbit
- Starlink 31437 · NORAD 60057 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
A batch of satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.
Pad
Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
147th launch from Space Launch Complex 4E, 19th this year · 758th from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Local pad time at liftoff: Jun 8, 5:58 AM PDT, in daylight
303 launches from this pad · 919 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
10 days after the previous launch from this pad
Updates
Launch success.
Show 7 earlier updates
Liftoff.
Cosmic_Penguin · 6/8/2024 · source
Unofficial Webcast by SPACE AFFAIRS has started
LL2 · 6/8/2024 · source
Launch window extended.
Cosmic_Penguin · 6/8/2024 · source
GO for launch.
Cosmic_Penguin · 6/8/2024 · source
Tweaked T-0.
Cosmic_Penguin · 6/7/2024 · source
Slip to NET June 8 per NOTAM R0126/24.
Cosmic_Penguin · 6/4/2024 · source
Targeting NET June 5 UTC per NOTAMs A1810/24.
Cosmic_Penguin · 5/31/2024 · source
Questions
When did Starlink Group 8-8 launch?
Starlink Group 8-8 launched on June 8, 2024 at 12:58 UTC. The launch window ran from 10:54 to 13:56 UTC.
Where can I watch Starlink Group 8-8?
Coverage: SpaceX Starlink Group 8-8; SpaceX - Falcon 9 - Starlink Group 8-8 - SLC-4E - Vandenberg SFB, CA - June 8, 2024; Watch live: SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches 20 Starlink satellites from Vandenberg SFB, California. Watch the replay
What rocket launched Starlink Group 8-8?
Falcon 9 Block 5, flown by SpaceX. Falcon 9 Block 5 spec sheet
Where did Starlink Group 8-8 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA. Liftoff was Jun 8, 5:58 AM PDT local time at the pad.
Did the booster land?
Booster B1061 flew for the 21st time and landed at Of Course I Still Love You.
What orbit did Starlink Group 8-8 reach?
The tracked orbit of Starlink 11129, one of 20 catalogued objects, from June 10, 2024, was 293 × 294 km inclined 53.2°.
How many satellites did Starlink Group 8-8 launch?
20 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 19 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).
Which program is Starlink Group 8-8 part of?
Starlink. About Starlink