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Starlink Group 10-53

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Falcon 9 Block 5

T-minus to liftoff

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Friday May 29 2026, 12:57:15 UTC

StatusSuccess

Scrub riskHIGH

Go12%

VehicleFalcon 9 Block 5

OrbitLow Earth Orbit

PadSpace Launch Complex 40

Launch CodexDossier

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Orbital elements (TLE)

Orbit

Apogee257 km

Perigee247 km

Period89.5 min

Inclination53.16°

Launch heading 50° · NE from Starlink 10-53.

OrbitStarlink 10-53› conehigh

1 70099U 26117A 26149.58254630 .00000000 00000-0 00000-0 0 9997

2 70099 53.1610 338.3216 0007708 283.0907 342.7035 16.08155692 07

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-provenB1085

active16th flight

Flights18

Landings18/18100%

Fastest turn23d 7h

Recovered · ASDS · ASOG· 600 km downrange

57d 1h since last flight

Booster used during the Crew-9 and Fram2 mission.

Previous flights · 17

Q's read

Weather & scrubHIGH risk

Weather Go12%LL2 Go80%Wind2 m/sGusts3 m/sCloud62%Temp26°C

Limiting rule: No flight through a thick (>4500 ft) cloud layer extending across the freezing level.

max-top 7292 m, mean 5370 m, 66% cover, freezing 4934 m · max cloud-top 7292 m above freezing 4934 m (66% 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

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+00:01:11

Max-Q

T+00:02:26

MECO

T+00:02:29

Stage 2 Separation

T+00:02:36

SES-1

T+00:02:58

Fairing Separation

T+00:06:05

Entry Burn Startup

T+00:06:26

Entry Burn Shutdown

T+00:08:00

Stage 1 Landing Burn

T+00:08:22

Stage 1 Landing

T+00:08:40

SECO-1

T+00:52:04

SES-2

T+00:52:05

SECO-2

T+01:01:26

Starlink Deployment

Quick facts

VehicleFalcon 9 Block 5

OrbitLow Earth Orbit

PadSpace Launch Complex 40

SiteCape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

WindowFriday May 29 2026, 11:52:00 UTC→Friday May 29 2026, 15:52:00 UTC

Vehicle

FamilyFalcon

Height70 m

Diameter3.7 m

Stages2

ReusableYes

LEO capacity22,800 kg

Track record630/631 successful

Landings616/621