SpaceXFalcon 9 Block 5Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Starlink Group 9-1
Launched
June 19, 2024 · 03:40 UTC
Image: SpaceX
Summary
Starlink Group 9-1 launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 Block 5 from Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on June 19, 2024 at 03:40 UTC. The launch window ran from 03:00 to 06:36 UTC. It was SpaceX's 374th launch, 63rd this year and humanity's 6,705th orbital launch attempt. It was the 290th Falcon 9 Block 5 flight and the 61st this year. Booster B1082 flew for the 5th time and landed at Of Course I Still Love You. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Starlink 11181, one of 20 catalogued objects, reached a 291 × 303 km orbit inclined 53.2°. 20 objects from this launch are catalogued, all of them payloads.
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- Vehicle
- Falcon 9 Block 5 · SpaceXStarlink
- Booster
- B1082 · flight 5 · Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship at Of Course I Still Love You · landed209/217 landed here · 39 days after its previous flight, Starlink Group 8-2 · 627 km downrange
- Mission
- Communications · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)for SpX
- Milestone
- 290th Falcon 9 Block 5 flight · 61st this yearSpaceX's 374th launch63rd this yearhumanity's 6,705th orbital launch attempt116th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Simulate in Flight ClubOrbit: as tracked
Starlink 11181 · NORAD 60059 · 2024-113 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 20 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- STARLINK-11181
- Object ID
- 2024-113A
- Epoch
- 2024-06-19 18:49:42 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.94361846 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0008951
- Inclination
- 53.1715°
- Ascending node
- 49.7821°
- Arg. of perigee
- 280.4051°
- Mean anomaly
- 225.7918°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 130
- B*
- 0.0017494
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−35MStage 1 LOX Load
- T−35MProp Load
- T−16MStage 2 LOX Load
- T−7MEngine Chill
- T−1MTank Press
- T−1MStartup
- T−45SGO for Launch
- T−3SIgnition
- T−0Liftoff
- T+1M10SMax-Q
- T+2M30SMECO
- T+2M34SStage 2 Separation
- T+2M41SSES-1
- T+3M5SFairing Separation
- T+6M8SEntry Burn Startup
- T+6M31SEntry Burn Shutdown
- T+7M55SStage 1 Landing Burn
- T+8M18SStage 1 Landing
- T+8M43SSECO-1
- T+53M13SSES-2
- T+53M14SSECO-2
- T+1H7SStarlink Deployment
Catalogued objects
20 catalogued: 20 payloads; 14 still in orbit
- Starlink 11181 · NORAD 60059 · in orbit
- Starlink 11176 · NORAD 60060 · in orbit
- Starlink 11167 · NORAD 60061 · in orbit
- Starlink 11166 · NORAD 60062 · in orbit
- Starlink 11165 · NORAD 60063 · in orbit
- Starlink 11169 · NORAD 60064 · in orbit
- Starlink 11102 · NORAD 60065 · in orbit
- Starlink 11141 · NORAD 60066 · in orbit
- Starlink 11153 · NORAD 60067 · in orbit
- Starlink 11170 · NORAD 60068 · in orbit
- Starlink 11171 · NORAD 60069 · in orbit
- Starlink 11186 · NORAD 60070 · in orbit
Show 8 more payloads
- Starlink 11184 · NORAD 60071 · in orbit
- Starlink 32119 · NORAD 60072 · re-entered July 7, 2024
- Starlink 32111 · NORAD 60073 · re-entered July 13, 2024
- Starlink 32115 · NORAD 60074 · re-entered July 13, 2024
- Starlink 32116 · NORAD 60075 · re-entered July 10, 2024
- Starlink 32117 · NORAD 60076 · re-entered July 14, 2024
- Starlink 32032 · NORAD 60077 · in orbit
- Starlink 32110 · NORAD 60078 · re-entered July 12, 2024
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
Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
148th launch from Space Launch Complex 4E, 20th this year · 759th from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Local pad time at liftoff: Jun 18, 8:40 PM PDT, in twilight
303 launches from this pad · 919 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
10 days after the previous launch from this pad
Updates
Launch success.
Show 9 earlier updates
Liftoff.
Cosmic_Penguin · 6/19/2024 · source
Unofficial Re-stream by SPACE AFFAIRS has started
LL2 · 6/19/2024 · source
Updated launch weather.
Cosmic_Penguin · 6/19/2024 · source
New T-0.
Cosmic_Penguin · 6/19/2024 · source
T-0 is accurate to the second
Nosu · 6/18/2024 · source
Setting GO
Nosu · 6/17/2024 · source
Slipped to NET June 19.
Cosmic_Penguin · 6/12/2024 · source
NET June 14 UTC per marine navigation warnings.
Cosmic_Penguin · 6/8/2024 · source
Targeting NET early June 13 UTC per NOTAMs A0945/24 & R0131/24.
Cosmic_Penguin · 6/7/2024 · source
Questions
When did Starlink Group 9-1 launch?
Starlink Group 9-1 launched on June 19, 2024 at 03:40 UTC. The launch window ran from 03:00 to 06:36 UTC.
Where can I watch Starlink Group 9-1?
Coverage: SpaceX Starlink Group 9-1; SpaceX - Falcon 9 - Starlink 9-1 - SLC-4E - Vandenberg Space Force Base, CA - June 18, 2024; Watch live: SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches 20 Starlink satellites from Vandenberg, California. Watch the replay
What rocket launched Starlink Group 9-1?
Falcon 9 Block 5, flown by SpaceX. Falcon 9 Block 5 spec sheet
Where did Starlink Group 9-1 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA. Liftoff was Jun 18, 8:40 PM PDT local time at the pad.
Did the booster land?
Booster B1082 flew for the 5th time and landed at Of Course I Still Love You.
What orbit did Starlink Group 9-1 reach?
Starlink 11181, one of 20 catalogued objects, reached a 291 × 303 km orbit inclined 53.2°.
How many satellites did Starlink Group 9-1 launch?
20 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 14 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).
Which program is Starlink Group 9-1 part of?
Starlink. About Starlink