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Starlink Group 9-13

Launched

November 24, 2024 · 05:25 UTC

Launch Successful
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Summary

Starlink Group 9-13 launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 Block 5 from Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on November 24, 2024 at 05:25 UTC. The launch window ran from 03:26 to 07:26 UTC. It was SpaceX's 432nd launch, 121st this year and humanity's 6,810th orbital launch attempt. It was the 344th Falcon 9 Block 5 flight and the 115th this year. Booster B1075 flew for the 15th time and landed at Of Course I Still Love You. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). The tracked orbit of Starlink 11465, one of 20 catalogued objects, from December 3, 2024, was 322 × 323 km inclined 53.2°. 20 objects from this launch are catalogued, all of them payloads.

Booster
  • B1075 · flight 15 · Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship at Of Course I Still Love You · landed209/217 landed here · 24 days after its previous flight, Starlink Group 9-9 · 642 km downrange
Mission
Communications · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)for SpX
Milestone
344th Falcon 9 Block 5 flight · 115th this yearSpaceX's 432nd launch121st this yearhumanity's 6,810th orbital launch attempt221st orbital launch attempt this year

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Orbit: as tracked

53.2°Inclination
322 × 323 kmPerigee × apogeefrom mean elements
90.8 minPeriodfrom mean elements
186.7°Ascending node
681 d agoElement epoch2024-12-03 18:00 UTC · stale

Starlink 11465 · NORAD 62057 · 2024-217 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 20 objects

Show the numbers for orbit elements
Object
TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
Object ID
2024-217A
Epoch
2024-12-03 18:00:00 UTC
Mean motion
15.85200179 rev/day
Eccentricity
0.0000713
Inclination
53.1638°
Ascending node
186.6653°
Arg. of perigee
72.7127°
Mean anomaly
339.741°
Element set
999
Rev at epoch
273
B*
-0.0047152

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−35MStage 1 LOX Load
  3. T−35MProp 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+1M8SMax-Q
  12. T+2M25SMECO
  13. T+2M28SStage 2 Separation
  14. T+2M35SSES-1
  15. T+3M4SFairing Separation
  16. T+6MEntry Burn Startup
  17. T+6M24SEntry Burn Shutdown
  18. T+7M45SStage 1 Landing Burn
  19. T+8M11SStage 1 Landing
  20. T+8M39SSECO-1
  21. T+53M25SSES-2
  22. T+53M27SSECO-2
  23. T+1H19SStarlink Deployment

Catalogued objects

20 catalogued: 20 payloads; 20 still in orbit

  • Starlink 11465 · NORAD 62057 · in orbit
  • Starlink 11426 · NORAD 62058 · in orbit
  • Starlink 11454 · NORAD 62059 · in orbit
  • Starlink 11473 · NORAD 62060 · in orbit
  • Starlink 11429 · NORAD 62061 · in orbit
  • Starlink 11470 · NORAD 62062 · in orbit
  • Starlink 11427 · NORAD 62063 · in orbit
  • Starlink 11456 · NORAD 62064 · in orbit
  • Starlink 11474 · NORAD 62065 · in orbit
  • Starlink 11463 · NORAD 62066 · in orbit
  • Starlink 11472 · NORAD 62067 · in orbit
  • Starlink 11467 · NORAD 62068 · in orbit
Show 8 more payloads
  • Starlink 11460 · NORAD 62069 · in orbit
  • Starlink 32604 · NORAD 62070 · in orbit
  • Starlink 32553 · NORAD 62071 · in orbit
  • Starlink 32603 · NORAD 62072 · in orbit
  • Starlink 32444 · NORAD 62073 · in orbit
  • Starlink 32619 · NORAD 62074 · in orbit
  • Starlink 32580 · NORAD 62075 · in orbit
  • Starlink 32617 · NORAD 62076 · 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

168th launch from Space Launch Complex 4E, 40th this year · 780th from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

Local pad time at liftoff: Nov 23, 9:25 PM PST, at night

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

5 days 23 hours after the previous launch from this pad

Updates

Launch success.

Show 5 earlier updates
  • Unofficial Re-stream by SPACE AFFAIRS has started

    LL2 · 11/24/2024 · source

  • Liftoff.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 11/24/2024 · source

  • Updated T-0.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 11/23/2024 · source

  • Postponed to NET November 24 UTC per NOTAMs B1540/24 & B1541/24.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 11/20/2024 · source

  • Targeting NET November 22 UTC per NOTAMs R0287/24.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 11/16/2024 · source

Questions

When did Starlink Group 9-13 launch?

Starlink Group 9-13 launched on November 24, 2024 at 05:25 UTC. The launch window ran from 03:26 to 07:26 UTC.

Where can I watch Starlink Group 9-13?

Coverage: SpaceX Starlink Group 9-13; SpaceX - Falcon 9 - Starlink 9-13 - SLC-4E - Vandenberg Space Force Base - November 23, 2024; Starlink Mission. Watch the replay

What rocket launched Starlink Group 9-13?

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

Where did Starlink Group 9-13 launch from?

Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA. Liftoff was Nov 23, 9:25 PM PST local time at the pad.

Did the booster land?

Booster B1075 flew for the 15th time and landed at Of Course I Still Love You.

What orbit did Starlink Group 9-13 reach?

The tracked orbit of Starlink 11465, one of 20 catalogued objects, from December 3, 2024, was 322 × 323 km inclined 53.2°.

How many satellites did Starlink Group 9-13 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 9-13 part of?

Starlink. About Starlink