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Starlink Group 9-5

Launched

August 31, 2024 · 08:48 UTC

Launch Successful
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Summary

Starlink Group 9-5 launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 Block 5 from Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on August 31, 2024 at 08:48 UTC. The launch window ran from 04:54 to 08:48 UTC. It was SpaceX's 398th launch, 87th this year and humanity's 6,748th orbital launch attempt. It was the 313th Falcon 9 Block 5 flight and the 84th this year. Booster B1081 flew for the 9th time and landed at Of Course I Still Love You. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). The tracked orbit of Starlink 11239, one of 21 catalogued objects, from September 5, 2024, was 307 × 308 km inclined 53.2°. 21 objects from this launch are catalogued, all of them payloads.

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Vehicle
Falcon 9 Block 5 · SpaceXStarlink
Booster
  • B1081 · flight 9 · Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship at Of Course I Still Love You · landed209/217 landed here · 63 days after its previous flight, NROL-186 · 627 km downrange
Mission
Communications · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)for SpX
Milestone
313th Falcon 9 Block 5 flight · 84th this yearSpaceX's 398th launch87th this yearhumanity's 6,748th orbital launch attempt159th orbital launch attempt this year

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Orbit: as tracked

53.2°Inclination
307 × 308 kmPerigee × apogeefrom mean elements
90.5 minPeriodfrom mean elements
175.1°Ascending node
770 d agoElement epoch2024-09-05 16:00 UTC · stale

Starlink 11239 · NORAD 60924 · 2024-155 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 21 objects

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Object
TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
Object ID
2024-155A
Epoch
2024-09-05 16:00:01 UTC
Mean motion
15.90806718 rev/day
Eccentricity
0.0000658
Inclination
53.1668°
Ascending node
175.0556°
Arg. of perigee
125.9014°
Mean anomaly
194.903°
Element set
999
Rev at epoch
198
B*
-0.002721

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−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+3M1SFairing Separation
  16. T+6M7SEntry Burn Startup
  17. T+6M27SEntry Burn Shutdown
  18. T+7M51SStage 1 Landing Burn
  19. T+8M13SStage 1 Landing
  20. T+8M39SSECO-1
  21. T+53M7SSES-2
  22. T+53M8SSECO-2
  23. T+1HStarlink Deployment

Catalogued objects

21 catalogued: 21 payloads; 20 still in orbit

  • Starlink 11239 · NORAD 60924 · in orbit
  • Starlink 11245 · NORAD 60925 · in orbit
  • Starlink 11244 · NORAD 60926 · in orbit
  • Starlink 11243 · NORAD 60927 · in orbit
  • Starlink 11238 · NORAD 60928 · in orbit
  • Starlink 11240 · NORAD 60929 · in orbit
  • Starlink 11251 · NORAD 60930 · in orbit
  • Starlink 11204 · NORAD 60931 · in orbit
  • Starlink 11246 · NORAD 60932 · in orbit
  • Starlink 11207 · NORAD 60933 · in orbit
  • Starlink 11237 · NORAD 60934 · in orbit
  • Starlink 11253 · NORAD 60935 · in orbit
Show 9 more payloads
  • Starlink 11241 · NORAD 60936 · in orbit
  • Starlink 32259 · NORAD 60937 · in orbit
  • Starlink 32262 · NORAD 60938 · re-entered July 14, 2026
  • Starlink 32258 · NORAD 60939 · in orbit
  • Starlink 32251 · NORAD 60940 · in orbit
  • Starlink 32224 · NORAD 60941 · in orbit
  • Starlink 32184 · NORAD 60942 · in orbit
  • Starlink 32288 · NORAD 60943 · in orbit
  • Starlink 32276 · NORAD 60944 · in orbit

Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org

About this launch

A batch of 21 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.

Official page: SpaceX

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

156th launch from Space Launch Complex 4E, 28th this year · 768th from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

Local pad time at liftoff: Aug 31, 1:48 AM PDT, at night

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

14 days after the previous launch from this pad

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Updates

Launch success.

Cosmic_Penguin · Aug 31, 2024 · source

Show 9 earlier updates

  • Liftoff.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 8/31/2024 · source

  • Unofficial Re-stream by SPACE AFFAIRS has started

    LL2 · 8/31/2024 · source

  • New T-0.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 8/31/2024 · source

  • New T-0.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 8/31/2024 · source

  • GO for launch.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 8/31/2024 · source

  • NET August 31 UTC.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 8/30/2024 · source

  • Delayed to August 30

    Nosu · 8/28/2024 · source

  • Updating window end

    Nosu · 8/28/2024 · source

  • Updating window end

    Nosu · 8/28/2024 · source

Questions

When did Starlink Group 9-5 launch?

Starlink Group 9-5 launched on August 31, 2024 at 08:48 UTC. The launch window ran from 04:54 to 08:48 UTC.

Where can I watch Starlink Group 9-5?

Coverage: YouTube; YouTube; YouTube. Watch the replay

What rocket launched Starlink Group 9-5?

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

Where did Starlink Group 9-5 launch from?

Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA. Liftoff was Aug 31, 1:48 AM PDT local time at the pad.

Did the booster land?

Booster B1081 flew for the 9th time and landed at Of Course I Still Love You.

What orbit did Starlink Group 9-5 reach?

The tracked orbit of Starlink 11239, one of 21 catalogued objects, from September 5, 2024, was 307 × 308 km inclined 53.2°.

How many satellites did Starlink Group 9-5 launch?

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

Which program is Starlink Group 9-5 part of?

Starlink. About Starlink