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Starlink Group 9-10

Launched

November 9, 2024 · 06:14 UTC

Launch Successful
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Summary

Starlink Group 9-10 launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 Block 5 from Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on November 9, 2024 at 06:14 UTC. The launch window ran from 06:14 to 09:26 UTC. It was SpaceX's 422nd launch, 111th this year and humanity's 6,797th orbital launch attempt. It was the 335th Falcon 9 Block 5 flight and the 106th this year. Booster B1081 flew for the 11th time and landed at Of Course I Still Love You. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). The tracked orbit of Starlink 11402, one of 20 catalogued objects, from November 15, 2024, was 308 × 309 km inclined 53.2°. 20 objects from this launch are catalogued, all of them payloads.

Booster
  • B1081 · flight 11 · Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship at Of Course I Still Love You · landed209/217 landed here · 45 days after its previous flight, Starlink Group 9-8 · 574 km downrange
Mission
Communications · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)for SpX
Milestone
335th Falcon 9 Block 5 flight · 106th this yearSpaceX's 422nd launch111th this yearhumanity's 6,797th orbital launch attempt208th orbital launch attempt this year

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Orbit: as tracked

53.2°Inclination
308 × 309 kmPerigee × apogeefrom mean elements
90.5 minPeriodfrom mean elements
199.0°Ascending node
699 d agoElement epoch2024-11-15 20:00 UTC · stale

Starlink 11402 · NORAD 61874 · 2024-204 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 20 objects

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Object
TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
Object ID
2024-204A
Epoch
2024-11-15 20:00:01 UTC
Mean motion
15.90312199 rev/day
Eccentricity
0.0000391
Inclination
53.1673°
Ascending node
199.0275°
Arg. of perigee
88.8727°
Mean anomaly
332.4506°
Element set
999
Rev at epoch
167
B*
-0.002251

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+1 h
  1. T−38MGO for Prop Load
  2. T−35MProp Load
  3. T−35MStage 1 LOX Load
  4. T−16MStage 2 LOX Load
  5. T−7MEngine Chill
  6. T−1MTank Press
  7. T−1MStartup
  8. T−45SGO for Launch
  9. T−3SIgnition
  10. T−0Liftoff
  11. T+1M7SMax-Q
  12. T+2M25SMECO
  13. T+2M29SStage 2 Separation
  14. T+2M35SSES-1
  15. T+3M1SFairing Separation
  16. T+6M3SEntry Burn Startup
  17. T+6M27SEntry Burn Shutdown
  18. T+7M42SStage 1 Landing Burn
  19. T+8M10SStage 1 Landing
  20. T+8M38SSECO-1
  21. T+53M22SSES-2
  22. T+53M23SSECO-2
  23. T+1H15SStarlink Deployment

Catalogued objects

20 catalogued: 20 payloads; 19 still in orbit

  • Starlink 11402 · NORAD 61874 · in orbit
  • Starlink 11316 · NORAD 61875 · in orbit
  • Starlink 11401 · NORAD 61876 · re-entered February 17, 2026
  • Starlink 11321 · NORAD 61877 · in orbit
  • Starlink 11314 · NORAD 61878 · in orbit
  • Starlink 11324 · NORAD 61879 · in orbit
  • Starlink 11328 · NORAD 61880 · in orbit
  • Starlink 11329 · NORAD 61881 · in orbit
  • Starlink 11398 · NORAD 61882 · in orbit
  • Starlink 11383 · NORAD 61883 · in orbit
  • Starlink 11359 · NORAD 61884 · in orbit
  • Starlink 11301 · NORAD 61885 · in orbit
Show 8 more payloads
  • Starlink 11351 · NORAD 61886 · in orbit
  • Starlink 32410 · NORAD 61887 · in orbit
  • Starlink 32377 · NORAD 61888 · in orbit
  • Starlink 32292 · NORAD 61889 · in orbit
  • Starlink 32501 · NORAD 61890 · in orbit
  • Starlink 32383 · NORAD 61891 · in orbit
  • Starlink 32239 · NORAD 61892 · in orbit
  • Starlink 32489 · NORAD 61893 · 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 4E

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

165th launch from Space Launch Complex 4E, 37th this year · 777th from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

Local pad time at liftoff: Nov 8, 10:14 PM PST, at night

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

9 days 18 hours after the previous launch from this pad

Updates

Launch success.

Show 9 earlier updates
  • Liftoff!

    hitura-nobad · 11/9/2024 · source

  • Unofficial Re-stream by SPACE AFFAIRS has started

    LL2 · 11/9/2024 · source

  • Updated launch window.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 11/7/2024 · source

  • Fixed T-0 typo.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 11/7/2024 · source

  • Delayed to November 9 UTC.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 11/7/2024 · source

  • GO for launch.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 11/6/2024 · source

  • Tweaked launch time.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 11/5/2024 · source

  • Delayed to NET November 7 UTC per NOTAMs A1364/24.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 11/4/2024 · source

  • Delayed to November 5 UTC per NOTAMs.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 10/31/2024 · source

Questions

When did Starlink Group 9-10 launch?

Starlink Group 9-10 launched on November 9, 2024 at 06:14 UTC. The launch window ran from 06:14 to 09:26 UTC.

Where can I watch Starlink Group 9-10?

Coverage: SpaceX Starlink Group 9-10; Watch live: SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches 20 Starlink satellites from Vandenberg, California; Starlink Mission. Watch the replay

What rocket launched Starlink Group 9-10?

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

Where did Starlink Group 9-10 launch from?

Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA. Liftoff was Nov 8, 10:14 PM PST local time at the pad.

Did the booster land?

Booster B1081 flew for the 11th time and landed at Of Course I Still Love You.

What orbit did Starlink Group 9-10 reach?

The tracked orbit of Starlink 11402, one of 20 catalogued objects, from November 15, 2024, was 308 × 309 km inclined 53.2°.

How many satellites did Starlink Group 9-10 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 9-10 part of?

Starlink. About Starlink