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Starlink Group 10-38

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Falcon 9 Block 5

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Friday May 1 2026, 18:06:10 UTC

StatusSuccess

Scrub riskLOW

Go95%

VehicleFalcon 9 Block 5

OrbitLow Earth Orbit

PadSpace Launch Complex 40

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General trajectory

Space Launch Complex 40

Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

Launching

Northeast

50° · NE

28.562, -80.577

Orbital elements (TLE)

Orbit

Apogee265 km

Perigee251 km

Period89.7 min

Inclination53.16°

Launch heading 50° · NE from Starlink 10-38.

OrbitStarlink 10-38› conehigh

1 70080U 26099A 26121.79633102 .00000000 00000-0 00000-0 0 9994

2 70080 53.1614 028.2468 0010628 263.2504 357.9428 16.05826918 00

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

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Mission

A batch of 29 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.

Reusable Hardware

All boosters →

First Stage · Flight-provenB1069

expended31st flight

Flights32

Landings31/31100%

Fastest turn25d 18h

Recovered · ASDS · ASOG· 600 km downrange

63d 5h since last flight

Falcon 9 Block 5 booster first used for the CRS-24 mission. Expended during the launch of the MRV-MEP mission.

Q's read

Weather & scrubLOW risk

Weather Go95%LL2 Go80%Wind4 m/sGusts7 m/sCloud30%Temp25°C

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

max cloud-top 4311 m above freezing 5023 m (5% cover in 10 nmi) · no GLM flashes within 25 nmi / 30 min, likely cirrus / stratiform ice rather than cumulus

Launch Timeline

Countdown

T-00:38:00

GO for Prop Load

T-00:35:00

Stage 1 LOX Load

T-00:35:00

Prop 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+00:01:11

Max-Q

T+00:02:26

MECO

T+00:02:29

Stage 2 Separation

T+00:02:36

SES-1

T+00:02:57

Fairing Separation

T+00:06:06

Entry Burn Startup

T+00:06:28

Entry Burn Shutdown

T+00:08:03

Stage 1 Landing Burn

T+00:08:25

Stage 1 Landing

T+00:08:40

SECO-1

T+00:52:00

SES-2

T+00:52:01

SECO-2

T+01:01:22

Starlink Deployment

Quick facts

VehicleFalcon 9 Block 5

OrbitLow Earth Orbit

PadSpace Launch Complex 40

SiteCape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

WindowFriday May 1 2026, 17:33:00 UTC→Friday May 1 2026, 21:33:00 UTC

Vehicle

FamilyFalcon

Height70 m

Diameter3.7 m

Stages2

ReusableYes

LEO capacity22,800 kg

Track record624/625 successful

Landings610/615