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Starlink Group 9-12

Launched

November 18, 2024 · 05:53 UTC

Launch Successful
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Summary

Starlink Group 9-12 launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 Block 5 from Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on November 18, 2024 at 05:53 UTC. The launch window ran from 05:47 to 09:46 UTC. It was SpaceX's 428th launch, 117th this year and humanity's 6,806th orbital launch attempt. It was the 341st Falcon 9 Block 5 flight and the 112th this year. Booster B1071 flew for the 20th time and landed at Of Course I Still Love You. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Starlink 11433, one of 20 catalogued objects, reached a 287 × 297 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
  • B1071 · flight 20 · Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship at Of Course I Still Love You · landed209/217 landed here · 33 days after its previous flight, Starlink Group 9-7 · 574 km downrange
Mission
Communications · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)for SpX
Milestone
341st Falcon 9 Block 5 flight · 112th this yearSpaceX's 428th launch117th this yearhumanity's 6,806th orbital launch attempt217th orbital launch attempt this year

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Orbit: as tracked

53.2°Inclination
287 × 297 kmPerigee × apogeefrom mean elements
90.2 minPeriodfrom mean elements
233.2°Ascending node
696 d agoElement epoch2024-11-18 20:55 UTC · stale

Starlink 11433 · NORAD 62008 · 2024-213 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 20 objects

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Object
STARLINK-11433
Object ID
2024-213A
Epoch
2024-11-18 20:55:42 UTC
Mean motion
15.96298373 rev/day
Eccentricity
0.0007176
Inclination
53.1682°
Ascending node
233.1699°
Arg. of perigee
253.5759°
Mean anomaly
227.0974°
Element set
999
Rev at epoch
130
B*
0.0021897

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 min
  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+1M7SMax-Q
  12. T+2M25SMECO
  13. T+2M29SStage 2 Separation
  14. T+2M36SSES-1
  15. T+3M3SFairing Separation
  16. T+6M4SEntry Burn Startup
  17. T+6M29SEntry Burn Shutdown
  18. T+7M44SStage 1 Landing Burn
  19. T+8M13SStage 1 Landing
  20. T+8M37SSECO-1
  21. T+54M54SSES-2
  22. T+54M56SSECO-2
  23. T+1H1M48SStarlink Deployment

Catalogued objects

20 catalogued: 20 payloads; 20 still in orbit

  • Starlink 11433 · NORAD 62008 · in orbit
  • Starlink 11262 · NORAD 62009 · in orbit
  • Starlink 11326 · NORAD 62010 · in orbit
  • Starlink 11330 · NORAD 62011 · in orbit
  • Starlink 11363 · NORAD 62012 · in orbit
  • Starlink 11377 · NORAD 62013 · in orbit
  • Starlink 11385 · NORAD 62014 · in orbit
  • Starlink 11396 · NORAD 62015 · in orbit
  • Starlink 11393 · NORAD 62016 · in orbit
  • Starlink 11343 · NORAD 62017 · in orbit
  • Starlink 11411 · NORAD 62018 · in orbit
  • Starlink 11404 · NORAD 62019 · in orbit
Show 8 more payloads
  • Starlink 11378 · NORAD 62020 · in orbit
  • Starlink 32520 · NORAD 62021 · in orbit
  • Starlink 32539 · NORAD 62022 · in orbit
  • Starlink 32334 · NORAD 62023 · in orbit
  • Starlink 32504 · NORAD 62024 · in orbit
  • Starlink 32493 · NORAD 62025 · in orbit
  • Starlink 32561 · NORAD 62026 · in orbit
  • Starlink 32512 · NORAD 62027 · 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.

Official page: SpaceX

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Map of Space Launch Complex 4E

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

167th launch from Space Launch Complex 4E, 39th this year · 779th from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

Local pad time at liftoff: Nov 17, 9:53 PM PST, at night

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

4 days after the previous launch from this pad

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Updates

Launch success.

Cosmic_Penguin · Nov 18, 2024 · source

Show 4 earlier updates

  • Liftoff.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 11/18/2024 · source

  • New T-0.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 11/18/2024 · source

  • Setting GO

    Nosu · 11/16/2024 · source

  • Targeting NET November 18 UTC per NOTAMs A1439/24 & R0283/24.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 11/14/2024 · source

Questions

When did Starlink Group 9-12 launch?

Starlink Group 9-12 launched on November 18, 2024 at 05:53 UTC. The launch window ran from 05:47 to 09:46 UTC.

Where can I watch Starlink Group 9-12?

Coverage: SpaceX Starlink Group 9-12; SpaceX - Falcon 9 - Starlink 9-12 - SLC-4E - Vandenberg Space Force Base - November 17, 2024; Watch live: SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches from California with 20 Starlink satellites. Watch the replay

What rocket launched Starlink Group 9-12?

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

Where did Starlink Group 9-12 launch from?

Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA. Liftoff was Nov 17, 9:53 PM PST local time at the pad.

Did the booster land?

Booster B1071 flew for the 20th time and landed at Of Course I Still Love You.

What orbit did Starlink Group 9-12 reach?

Starlink 11433, one of 20 catalogued objects, reached a 287 × 297 km orbit inclined 53.2°.

How many satellites did Starlink Group 9-12 launch?

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

Which program is Starlink Group 9-12 part of?

Starlink. About Starlink