SpaceXFalcon 9 Block 5Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Starlink Group 9-3
Launched
July 12, 2024 · 02:35 UTC
Image: SpaceX
Summary
Starlink Group 9-3 launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 Block 5 from Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on July 12, 2024 at 02:35 UTC. The mission failed: An oxygen leak caused a failure of the second stage engine during its second burn leading to the loss of all Starlink satellites. The launch window ran from 02:35 to 06:33 UTC. It was SpaceX's 383rd launch, 72nd this year and humanity's 6,722nd orbital launch attempt. It was the 298th Falcon 9 Block 5 flight and the 69th this year. Booster B1063 flew for the 19th time and landed at Of Course I Still Love You. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, all of them payloads.
- Result
- An oxygen leak caused a failure of the second stage engine during its second burn leading to the loss of all Starlink satellites.
- Watch
- Vehicle
- Falcon 9 Block 5 · SpaceXStarlink
- Booster
- B1063 · flight 19 · Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship at Of Course I Still Love You · landed209/217 landed here · 58 days after its previous flight, Starlink Group 8-7 · 642 km downrange
- Mission
- Communications · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)for SpX
- Milestone
- 298th Falcon 9 Block 5 flight · 69th this yearSpaceX's 383rd launch72nd this yearhumanity's 6,722nd orbital launch attempt133rd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
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- T−38MGO for Prop Load
- T−35MProp Load
- T−35MStage 1 LOX Load
- T−16MStage 2 LOX Load
- T−7MEngine Chill
- T−1MTank Press
- T−1MStartup
- T−45SGO for Launch
- T−3SIgnition
- T−0Liftoff
- T+1M7SMax-Q
- T+2M25SMECO
- T+2M28SStage 2 Separation
- T+2M35SSES-1
- T+3M2SFairing Separation
- T+6M1SEntry Burn Startup
- T+6M27SEntry Burn Shutdown
- T+7M49SStage 1 Landing Burn
- T+8M12SStage 1 Landing
- T+8M39SSECO-1
- T+52M20SSES-2
- T+52M21SSECO-2
- T+59M14SStarlink Deployment
Catalogued objects
2 catalogued: 2 payloads; none still in orbit
- Starlink 11214 · NORAD 60244 · re-entered July 16, 2024
- Starlink 11202 · NORAD 60245 · re-entered July 20, 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
151st launch from Space Launch Complex 4E, 23rd this year · 763rd from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Local pad time at liftoff: Jul 11, 7:35 PM PDT, in daylight
303 launches from this pad · 919 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
12 days after the previous launch from this pad
Updates
All satellites are believed to have reentered the atmosphere. Downgrading the outcome to full failure.
Show 9 earlier updates
A RUD of the second stage engine during its second burn led to deployment of the Starlink satellites into a lower than intended orbit. Some may be salvageable using their onboard propulsion to compensate.
Nosu · 7/12/2024 · source
Payload deployment confirmed, orbit data pending.
Cosmic_Penguin · 7/12/2024 · source
Liftoff.
Cosmic_Penguin · 7/12/2024 · source
T-0 is accurate to the second
Nosu · 7/11/2024 · source
Updating window
Nosu · 7/11/2024 · source
Delayed by a day
Nosu · 7/10/2024 · source
Setting GO
Nosu · 7/9/2024 · source
Delayed to NET July 11 UTC per NOTAMs R0161/24.
Cosmic_Penguin · 7/8/2024 · source
T-0 is accurate to the second
Nosu · 7/6/2024 · source
Questions
When did Starlink Group 9-3 launch?
Starlink Group 9-3 launched on July 12, 2024 at 02:35 UTC. The launch window ran from 02:35 to 06:33 UTC.
Why did Starlink Group 9-3 fail?
An oxygen leak caused a failure of the second stage engine during its second burn leading to the loss of all Starlink satellites.
Where can I watch Starlink Group 9-3?
Coverage: SpaceX Starlink Group 9-3; SpaceX - Second Stage Engine Anomaly - Falcon 9 - Starlink 9-3 - SLC-4E - VSFB, CA - July 11, 2024; Watch live: SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches 20 Starlink satellites from Vandenberg, California. Watch the replay
What rocket launched Starlink Group 9-3?
Falcon 9 Block 5, flown by SpaceX. Falcon 9 Block 5 spec sheet
Where did Starlink Group 9-3 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA. Liftoff was Jul 11, 7:35 PM PDT local time at the pad.
Did the booster land?
Booster B1063 flew for the 19th time and landed at Of Course I Still Love You.
What orbit was Starlink Group 9-3 going to?
Low Earth Orbit (LEO), a communications mission.
How many satellites did Starlink Group 9-3 launch?
2 payloads from this launch are catalogued, none of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).
Which program is Starlink Group 9-3 part of?
Starlink. About Starlink