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Starlink Group 10-32

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Starlink Group 10-32

Success

Falcon 9 Block 5
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May 28, 13:30:00 UTC
StatusSuccess
VehicleFalcon 9 Block 5
OrbitLow Earth Orbit
PadLaunch Complex 39A
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Mission

A batch of 27 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.

Launch Timeline

Countdown

T-00:38:00

GO for Prop Load

T-00:35:00

Prop Load

T-00:35:00

Stage 1 LOX Load

T-00:16:00

Stage 2 LOX Load

T-00:07:00

Engine Chill

T-00:01:00

Startup

T-00:01:00

Tank Press

T-00:00:45

GO for Launch

T-00:00:03

Ignition

In-flight

T+00:00:00

Liftoff

T+00:01:10

Max-Q

T+00:02:24

MECO

T+00:02:28

Stage 2 Separation

T+00:02:35

SES-1

T+00:02:55

Fairing Separation

T+00:06:02

Entry Burn Startup

T+00:06:29

Entry Burn Shutdown

T+00:07:48

Stage 1 Landing Burn

T+00:08:09

Stage 1 Landing

T+00:08:38

SECO-1

T+00:54:56

SES-2

T+00:54:57

SECO-2

T+01:04:19

Starlink Deployment

Quick facts

VehicleFalcon 9 Block 5
OrbitLow Earth Orbit
PadLaunch Complex 39A
SiteKennedy Space Center, FL, USA
WindowMay 28, 13:30:00 UTC→May 28, 17:17:00 UTC

Vehicle

FamilyFalcon
Height70 m
Diameter3.65 m
Stages2
ReusableYes
LEO capacity22,800 kg
Track record606/607 successful
Landings593/598
Acquiring satellite view…
General trajectory
Launch Complex 39A
Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
Launching
Southwest
225° · SW
28.608, -80.604

Orbital elements (TLE)

Orbit
Apogee262 km
Perigee246 km
Period89.6 min
Inclination97.29°

Launch heading 225° · SW from Starlink 17-32.

OrbitStarlink 17-32› conelow
1 70017U 26022A 26033.70087963 .00000000 00000-0 00000-0 0 9991
2 70017 97.2910 065.5700 0011972 279.6700 096.0399 16.07517952 08

Pre-launch TLEs from Dillon's Space Page. Estimated before flight — the real orbit is confirmed post-launch.

Scrub riskLOW
Go90%
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Weather & scrubLOW risk
Weather Go90%LL2 Go80%Wind4 ktGusts4 ktCloud100%Temp88°F

Limiting rule: No flight through cumulus cloud with top at or above the freezing level.

1200% cloud cover in layer above freezing (15069 ft) — approximated · METAR: "KTTS 122055Z AUTO 22003KT 10SM TS -RA BKN055 24/22 A3010 RMK AO2 DZE1955RAB1955E" · HRRR F+0: CAPE 1982 · upper-level wind 34 kt — anvil-producing environment, no live proximity (no satellite cloud-top at this pad)