List of Starlink and Starshield launches explained

Starlink
Manufacturer:SpaceX
Country:United States
Operator:SpaceX
Pcost:$10 billion
Spacecraft Type:Small satellite
Applications:Satellite Internet access
Equipment:
Orbits:LEO, SSO[1]
Status:Active
Launched:
  • 6,054
  • Tintin: 2
  • v0.9: 60
  • v1.0: 1,665
  • v1.5: 2,987
  • v2 mini: 1,982
Operational:5,501
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Starlink is a satellite internet constellation operated by SpaceX providing satellite Internet access to most of the Earth.

Starshield is a classified derivative of Starlink designed to be operated for and can host payloads for military or government purposes.

Launches

Starlink launches

The deployment of the first 1,440 satellites will be into 72 orbital planes of 20 satellites each, with a requested lower minimum elevation angle of beams to improve reception: 25° rather than the 40° of the other two orbital shells. SpaceX launched the first 60 satellites of the constellation in May 2019 into a orbit and expected up to six launches in 2019 at that time, with 720 satellites (12 × 60) for continuous coverage in 2020.

In August 2019, SpaceX expected four more launches in 2019 and at least nine launches in 2020, but since January 2020 expectations had increased to 24 total launches in 2020.

In March 2020, SpaceX reported producing six satellites per day.

SpaceX also plans to launch Starlink satellites on Starship, a rocket with a much larger payload capacity that is under development.

In February 2021, Musk stated that the satellites are traveling on 25 orbital planes clustered between 53° north and south of the equator.

Starlink launches
No.MissionSat. ver.COSPAR IDLaunch date, time (UTC)Launch siteOrbitSatellitesOutcomeRemarks
AltitudeInclinationDeployedWorking
Tintinv0.12018-02022 February 2018, 14:17Vandenberg, SLC-4E97.5°20Two test satellites known as Tintin A and B (MicroSat-2a and 2b) that were deployed as co-payloads to the Paz satellite., the orbits have decayed and both satellites have reentered the atmosphere.
1v0.9v0.92019-02924 May 2019, 02:30Cape Canaveral, SLC-4053.0°600First launch of 60 Starlink test satellites. Said to be "production design", these are used to test various aspects of the network, including deorbiting. They do not yet have the planned satellite interlink capabilities and they only communicate with antennas on Earth. A day after launch an amateur astronomer in the Netherlands was one of the first to publish a video showing the satellites flying across the sky as a "train" of bright lights. By five weeks post launch, 57 of the 60 satellites had been "healthy" while 3 were non-operational and derelict, but deorbited due to atmospheric drag. All working satellites were intentionally deorbited by May 2021, and all remaining failed spacecraft re-entered by October 2022.
2Launch 1v12019-07411 November 2019, 14:56Cape Canaveral, SLC-4053.0°6043First launch of Starlink "operational" satellites (v1.0), with an increased mass of 260 kg each and included Ka-band antennas. Satellites were released in a circular orbit at around 290 km altitude, from which the satellites raised their altitude by themselves.
3Launch 2v12020-0017 January 2020, 02:19:21Cape Canaveral, SLC-4053.0°6040One of the satellites, dubbed DarkSat, has an experimental coating to make it less reflective, and to reduce the impact on ground-based astronomical observations.
4Launch 3v12020-00629 January 2020, 14:06Cape Canaveral, SLC-4053.0°6048
5Launch 4v12020-01217 February 2020, 15:05Cape Canaveral, SLC-4053.0°6046First time the satellites were released in an elliptical orbit (212 × 386 km).
6Launch 5v12020-01918 March 2020, 12:16:39Kennedy, LC-39A53.0°6054
7Launch 6v12020-02522 April 2020, 19:30:30Kennedy, LC-39A53.0°6049
8Launch 7v12020-0354 June 2020, 01:25:00Cape Canaveral, SLC-4053.0°6053One of the satellites, dubbed VisorSat, has a sunshade to reduce the impact on ground-based astronomical observations.
9Launch 8v12020-03813 June 2020, 09:21:18Cape Canaveral, SLC-4053.0°5850First Starlink rideshare launch, carrying only 58 of SpaceX's satellites plus three Planet Labs, SkySats 16-18 Earth-observation satellites.
10Launch 9v12020-0557 August 2020, 05:12:05Kennedy, LC-39A53.0°5754BlackSky Global 7 and 8, the 5th and 6th BlackSky Global satellites, launched as rideshare payloads. All of the Starlink satellites are outfitted with the sunshade visor that was tested on a single satellite on 4 June 2020 launch.
11Launch 10v12020-05718 August 2020, 14:31:16Cape Canaveral, SLC-4053.0°5853Rideshare satellites from Planet Labs, SkySats 19-21 Earth-observation satellites.
12Launch 11v12020-0623 September 2020, 12:46:14Kennedy, LC-39A53.0°6050
13Launch 12v12020-0706 October 2020, 11:29:34Kennedy, LC-39A53.0°6050
14Launch 13v12020-07318 October 2020, 12:25:57Kennedy, LC-39A53.0°6045
15Launch 14v12020-07424 October 2020, 15:31:34Cape Canaveral, SLC-4053.0°6043
16Launch 15v12020-08825 November 2020, 02:13:12Cape Canaveral, SLC-4053.0°6040
17Launch 16v12021-00520 January 2021, 13:02:00Kennedy, LC-39A53.0°6057
Tr-1v12021-00624 January 2021, 15:00:00Cape Canaveral, SLC-4097.5°100Part of Transporter-1 mission. First launch of production Starlink satellites to polar orbits.
18Launch 18v12021-0094 February 2021, 06:19:00Cape Canaveral, SLC-4053.0°6056
19Launch 19v12021-01216 February 2021, 03:59:37Cape Canaveral, SLC-4053.0°6057
20Launch 17v12021-0174 March 2021, 08:24:54Kennedy, LC-39A53.0°6054Second stage failed to deorbit actively, reentered March 26 over Oregon and Washington in the United States.
21Launch 20v12021-01811 March 2021, 08:13:29Cape Canaveral, SLC-4053.0°6059
22Launch 21v12021-02114 March 2021, 10:01:26Kennedy, LC-39A53.0°6054
23Launch 22v12021-02424 March 2021, 08:28:24Cape Canaveral, SLC-4053.0°6043
24Launch 23v12021-0277 April 2021, 16:34:18Cape Canaveral, SLC-4053.0°6060
25Launch 24v12021-03629 April 2021, 03:44:00Cape Canaveral, SLC-4053.0°6060
26Launch 25v12021-0384 May 2021, 19:01Kennedy, LC-39A53.0°6060
27Launch 27v12021-0409 May 2021, 06:42Cape Canaveral, SLC-4053.0°6058
28Launch 26v12021-04115 May 2021, 22:56Kennedy, LC-39A53.0°5249Rideshare satellites: a radar Earth imaging satellite for Capella Space, and an Earth observation satellite, Tyvak 0130, for Tyvak Nano-Satellite Systems.
29Launch 28v12021-04426 May 2021, 18:59Cape Canaveral, SLC-4053.0°6060Last v1.0 and Group 1 Starlink Launch.
Tr-2v1.52021-05930 June 2021, 19:31Cape Canaveral, SLC-4097.5°33Part of Transporter-2 mission. Second launch of production Starlink and first launch of 3 prototype Starlink v1.5 satellites to polar orbits.
30Group 2-1v1.52021-08214 September 2021, 03:55:50Vandenberg, SLC-4E70.0°5151First launch of operational Starlink satellites from Vandenberg Space Force Base, and first launch into a high-inclination, non-SSO orbit. Musk stated that the operational satellites were version 1.5 and featured "laser inter-satellite links, which are needed for high latitudes and mid-ocean coverage".
31Group 4-1v1.52021-10413 November 2021, 11:19:30Cape Canaveral, SLC-4053.2°5352First launch of Group 4 Starlink satellites.
32Group 4-3v1.52021-1152 December 2021, 23:12:15Cape Canaveral, SLC-4053.2°4848Rideshare satellites: BlackSky-16 Gen-2 and BlackSky-17 Gen-2.
33Group 4-4v1.52021-12518 December 2021, 12:41:40Vandenberg, SLC-4E53.2°5249
34Group 4-5v1.52022-0016 January 2022, 21:49:10Kennedy, LC-39A53.2°4949
35Group 4-6v1.52022-00519 January 2022, 02:02:40Kennedy, LC-39A53.2°4949
36Group 4-7v1.52022-0103 February 2022, 18:13:20Kennedy, LC-39A53.2°4910On 4 February 2022, the satellites deployed on this mission were significantly impacted by a G2-rated geomagnetic storm. The satellites were commanded into a safe mode, but increased atmospheric drag prevented the satellites from leaving safe mode to begin maneuvering from the low deployment altitude to an operational orbit. On 8 February 2022, SpaceX confirmed that up to 40 of the 49 deployed satellites will reenter or have reentered the Earth's atmosphere. By 12 February, 38 satellites had reentered the atmosphere while the remaining 11 continued to raise their orbits.
37Group 4-8v1.52022-01621 February 2022, 14:44:20Cape Canaveral, SLC-4053.2°4646
38Group 4-11v1.52022-01725 February 2022, 17:12:10Vandenberg, SLC-4E53.2°5048
39Group 4-9v1.52022-0223 March 2022, 14:25Kennedy, LC-39A53.2°4747
40Group 4-10v1.52022-0259 March 2022, 13:45:10Cape Canaveral, SLC-4053.2°4847Starlink 3680 (or Starlink 2022-025P) launched in this stack has maneuvered and moved to Shell 1 of starlink satellites. Possibly some other satellites in this stack will also joining the Shell 1 Starlinks in near future.
41Group 4-12v1.52022-02919 March 2022, 04:42:30Cape Canaveral, SLC-4053.2°5347
42Group 4-14v1.52022-04121 April 2022, 17:51:40Cape Canaveral, SLC-4053.2°5351
43Group 4-16v1.52022-04529 April 2022, 21:27:10Cape Canaveral, SLC-4053.2°5352
44Group 4-17v1.52022-0496 May 2022, 09:42Kennedy, LC-39A53.2°5353
45Group 4-13v1.52022-05113 May 2022, 22:07:50Vandenberg, SLC-4E53.2°5353
46Group 4-15v1.52022-05214 May 2022, 20:40:50Cape Canaveral, SLC-4053.2°5353
47Group 4-18v1.52022-05318 May 2022, 10:59:40Kennedy, LC-39A53.2°5353
48Group 4-19v1.52022-06217 June 2022, 16:09:20Kennedy, LC-39A53.2°5353
49Group 4-21v1.52022-0767 July 2022, 13:11:10Cape Canaveral, SLC-4053.2°5352
50Group 3-1v1.52022-07711 July 2022, 01:39:40Cape Canaveral, SLC-4097.6°4646
51Group 4-22v1.52022-08317 July 2022, 14:20Cape Canaveral, SLC-4053.2°5353
52Group 3-2v1.52022-08422 July 2022, 17:39:40Vandenberg, SLC-4E97.6°4646
53Group 4-25v1.52022-08624 July 2022, 13:38:20Kennedy, LC-39A53.2°5351
54Group 4-26v1.52022-09710 August 2022, 02:14:40Kennedy, LC-39A53.2°5251
55Group 3-3v1.52022-09912 August 2022, 21:40:20Vandenberg, SLC-4E97.6°4646
56Group 4-27v1.52022-10119 August 2022, 19:21:20Cape Canaveral, SLC-4053.2°5353
57Group 4-23v1.52022-10428 August 2022, 03:41Cape Canaveral, SLC-4053.2°5451Heaviest Falcon 9 launch carrying an east-coast Starlink network launch for 53.2° inclination orbit located at 540 km altitude. This flight, Group 4-23, was moved from 39A to 40 to de-conflict with Artemis I operations at 39B, and booster B1069.2 from the 4-20 mission was swapped with B1067.6.
58Group 3-4v1.52022-10531 August 2022, 05:40:10Vandenberg, SLC-4E97.6°4646
59Group 4-20v1.52022-1075 September 2022, 02:09:40Cape Canaveral, SLC-4053.2°5146Rideshare satellites: Sherpa-LTC2 carried a sole hosted payload will be Boeing's Varuna Technology Demonstration Mission, a pathfinder for a planned constellation of broadband satellites.
60Group 4-2v1.52022-11111 September 2022, 01:20Kennedy, LC-39A53.2°3431Rideshare satellites: BlueWalker-3 was released into a 513 km circular orbit.
61Group 4-34v1.52022-11419 September 2022, 00:18:40Cape Canaveral, SLC-4053.2°5453
62Group 4-35v1.52022-11924 September 2022, 23:32:10Cape Canaveral, SLC-4053.2°5251
63Group 4-29v1.52022-1255 October 2022, 23:10:30Vandenberg, SLC-4E53.2°5252
64Group 4-36v1.52022-13620 October 2022, 14:50:40Cape Canaveral, SLC-4053.2°5453
65Group 4-31v1.52022-14128 October 2022, 01:14Vandenberg, SLC-4E53.2°5352
66Group 4-37v1.52022-17517 December 2022, 21:32Kennedy, LC-39A53.2°5454
67Group 5-1v1.52022-17728 December 2022, 9:34Cape Canaveral, SLC-4043.0°5454First launch into an initial shell of the second generation Starlink constellation.
68Group 2-4v1.52023-01019 January 2023, 15:43Vandenberg, SLC-4E70.0°5150
69Group 5-2v1.52023-01326 January 2023, 9:32Cape Canaveral, SLC-4043.0°5655
70Group 2-6v1.52023-01431 January 2023, 16:15Vandenberg, SLC-4E70.0°4948Rideshare satellites: ION SCV-009 carries HPS' ADEO-N3, EPFL's Bunny, and StardustMe's SD-1 as hosted payloads. ION SCV-009 will deploy a satellite simulator using EBAD's 8" Payload Release Ring.
71Group 5-3v1.52023-0152 February 2023, 7:58Kennedy, LC-39A43.0°5351
72Group 5-4v1.52023-02012 February 2023, 5:10Cape Canaveral, SLC-4043.0°5554
73Group 2-5v1.52023-02117 February 2023, 19:12Vandenberg, SLC-4E70.0°5150
74Group 6-1v2 mini2023-02627 February 2023, 23:13Cape Canaveral, SLC-4043.0°2112First launch of larger, upgraded Starlink V2 Mini satellites with four times the bandwidth of previous models. First use of an Argon-fueled Hall-effect thruster in space, with higher thrust and specific impulse and much lower propellant cost than SpaceX's previous Krypton-fueled thrusters. With the unknown of when Starship will be able to launch the second generation satellites, SpaceX modified the original V2 blueprint into a smaller, more compact one named “V2 Mini.” This adjustment, allowed Falcon 9 to transport these satellites, though not as many, into orbit. The first launch of the second satellites occurred on Monday, February 27, 2023 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida on SLC-40. Falcon 9 successfully carried 21 of these satellites into orbit later that evening. SpaceX committed to reduce debris by keeping the Starlink tension rods, which hold the V2 mini satellites together, attached to the Falcon 9 second stage. These tension rods were discarded into orbit while launching earlier version of Starlink satellites. Observations confirm these V2 mini satellites host two solar panels like the Starship V2 satellites.
75Group 2-7v1.52023-0283 March 2023, 18:38Vandenberg, SLC-4E70.0°5151
76Group 2-8v1.52023-03717 March 2023, 19:26Vandenberg, SLC-4E70.0°5252
77Group 5-5v1.52023-04224 March 2023, 15:43Cape Canaveral, SLC-4043.0°5656
78Group 5-10v1.52023-04629 March 2023, 20:01Cape Canaveral, SLC-4043.0°5656
79Group 6-2v2 mini2023-05619 April 2023, 14:31Cape Canaveral, SLC-4043.0°2120
80Group 3-5v1.52023-05827 April 2023, 13:40Vandenberg, SLC-4E97.6°4646
81Group 5-6v1.52023-0614 May 2023, 07:31Cape Canaveral, SLC-4043.0°5655
82Group 2-9v1.52023-06410 May 2023, 20:09Vandenberg, SLC-4E70.0°5151
83Group 5-9v1.52023-06514 May 2023, 05:03Cape Canaveral, SLC-4043.0°5655
84Group 6-3v2 mini2023-06719 May 2023, 06:19Cape Canaveral, SLC-4043.0°2221
85Group 2-10v1.52023-07831 May 2023, 06:02Vandenberg, SLC-4E70.0°5252
86Group 6-4v2 mini2023-0794 June 2023, 12:20Cape Canaveral, SLC-4043.0°2219
87Group 5-11v1.52023-08312 June 2023, 07:10Cape Canaveral, SLC-4043.0°5252
88Group 5-7v1.52023-08822 June 2023, 07:19Vandenberg, SLC-4E43.0°4747
89Group 5-12v1.52023-09023 June 2023, 15:35Cape Canaveral, SLC-4043.0°5656
90Group 5-13v1.52023-0947 July 2023, 19:29Vandenberg, SLC-4E43.0°4847
91Group 6-5v2 mini2023-09610 July 2023, 03:58Cape Canaveral, SLC-4043.0°2222
92Group 5-15v1.52023-09916 July 2023, 03:50Cape Canaveral, SLC-4043.0°5454
93Group 6-15v2 mini2023-10219 July 2023, 04:09Vandenberg, SLC-4E43.0°1515
94Group 6-6v2 mini2023-10524 July 2023, 00:50Cape Canaveral, SLC-4043.0°2222
95Group 6-7v2 mini2023-10728 July 2023, 04:01Cape Canaveral, SLC-4043.0°2220
96Group 6-8v2 mini2023-1137 August 2023, 02:41Cape Canaveral, SLC-4043.0°2222
97Group 6-20v2 mini2023-1158 August 2023, 03:57Vandenberg, SLC-4E43.0°1515
98Group 6-9v2 mini2023-11911 August 2023, 05:17Cape Canaveral, SLC-4043.0°2221
99Group 6-10v2 mini2023-12217 August 2023, 03:36Cape Canaveral, SLC-4043.0°2222
100Group 7-1v2 mini2023-12422 August 2023, 09:37Vandenberg, SLC-4E53.05°2121
101Group 6-11v2 mini2023-12927 August 2023, 01:05Cape Canaveral, SLC-4043.0°2221
102Group 6-13v2 mini2023-1311 September 2023, 02:21Cape Canaveral, SLC-4043.0°2222
103Group 6-12v2 mini2023-1344 September 2023, 02:47Kennedy, LC-39A43.0°2121
104Group 6-14v2 mini2023-1389 September 2023, 03:12Cape Canaveral, SLC-4043.0°2222
105Group 7-2v2 mini2023-14112 September 2023, 06:57Vandenberg, SLC-4E53.05°2121
106Group 6-16v2 mini2023-14416 September 2023, 03:38Cape Canaveral, SLC-4043.0°2222
107Group 6-17v2 mini2023-14620 September 2023, 03:38Cape Canaveral, SLC-4043.0°2222
108Group 6-18v2 mini2023-14724 September 2023, 03:38Cape Canaveral, SLC-4043.0°2221
109Group 7-3v2 mini2023-14825 September 2023, 08:48Vandenberg, SLC-4E53.05°2121
110Group 6-19v2 mini2023-15130 September 2023, 02:00Cape Canaveral, SLC-4043.0°2222
111Group 6-21v2 mini2023-1535 October 2023, 05:36Cape Canaveral, SLC-4043.0°2222
112Group 7-4v2 mini2023-1569 October 2023, 07:23Vandenberg, SLC-4E53.05°2121
113Group 6-22v2 mini2023-15813 October 2023, 23:01Cape Canaveral, SLC-4043.0°2222
114Group 6-23v2 mini2023-16018 October 2023, 00:39Cape Canaveral, SLC-4043.0°2222
115Group 7-5v2 mini2023-16121 October 2023, 08:23Vandenberg, SLC-4E53.05°2121
116Group 6-24v2 mini2023-16222 October 2023, 02:17Cape Canaveral, SLC-4043.0°2323
117Group 7-6v2 mini2023-16629 October 2023, 09:00Vandenberg, SLC-4E53.05°2222
118Group 6-25v2 mini2023-16730 October 2023, 23:20Cape Canaveral, SLC-4043.0°2323
119Group 6-26v2 mini2023-1704 November 2023, 00:37Cape Canaveral, SLC-4043.0°2323
120Group 6-27v2 mini2023-1718 November 2023, 05:05Cape Canaveral, SLC-4043.0°2323
121Group 6-28v2 mini2023-17718 November 2023, 05:05Cape Canaveral, SLC-4043.0°2323
122Group 7-7v2 mini2023-17820 November 2023, 10:30Vandenberg, SLC-4E53.05°2222
123Group 6-29v2 mini2023-18022 November 2023, 07:47Cape Canaveral, SLC-4043.0°2323
124Group 6-30v2 mini2023-18328 November 2023, 04:20Cape Canaveral, SLC-4043.0°2323
125Group 6-31v2 mini2023-1863 December 2023, 04:00Cape Canaveral, SLC-4043.0°2323
126Group 6-33v2 mini2023-1917 December 2023, 05:07Cape Canaveral, SLC-4043.0°2323
127Group 7-8v2 mini2023-1928 December 2023, 08:03Vandenberg, SLC-4E53.05°2222
128Group 6-34v2 mini2023-20019 December 2023, 04:00Cape Canaveral, SLC-4043.0°2323
129Group 6-32v2 mini2023-20323 December 2023, 04:00Cape Canaveral, SLC-4043.0°2322
130Group 6-36v2 mini2023-21129 December 2023, 04:00Cape Canaveral, SLC-4043.0°2322
131Group 7-9v2 mini2024-0023 January 2024, 03:44Vandenberg, SLC-4E53.05°21621First with Direct to Cell capability, allowing satellites to act as a cellphone tower in space, allowing network integration similar to a standard roaming partner
132Group 6-35v2 mini2024-0057 January 2024, 22:35Cape Canaveral, SLC-4043.0°2323
133Group 7-10v2 mini2024-01114 January 2024, 08:59Vandenberg, SLC-4E53.05°2222
134Group 6-37v2 mini2024-01215 January 2024, 01:52Cape Canaveral, SLC-4043.0°2323
135Group 7-11v2 mini2024-01724 January 2024, 00:35Vandenberg, SLC-4E53.05°2222
136Group 6-38v2 mini2024-01929 January 2024, 01:10Cape Canaveral, SLC-4043.0°2323
137Group 7-12v2 mini2024-02029 January 2024, 05:02Vandenberg, SLC-4E53.05°2222
138Group 7-13v2 mini2024-02710 February 2024, 00:34Vandenberg, SLC-4E53.05°2221
139Group 7-14v2 mini2024-03115 February 2024, 21:34Vandenberg, SLC-4E53.05°2222
140Group 7-15v2 mini2024-03623 February 2024, 04:11Vandenberg, SLC-4E53.05°2222
141Group 6-39v2 mini2024-03825 February 2024, 22:06Cape Canaveral, SLC-4043.0°2424
142Group 6-40v2 mini2024-04129 February 2024, 15:30Cape Canaveral, SLC-4043.0°2322
143Group 6-41v2 mini2024-0444 March 2024, 23:54Cape Canaveral, SLC-4043.0°2323
144Group 6-43v2 mini2024-04511 March 2024, 00:03Cape Canaveral, SLC-4043.0°2323
145Group 7-17v2 mini2024-04611 March 2024, 04:09Vandenberg, SLC-4E53.05°2323
146Group 6-44v2 mini2024-04916 March 2024, 00:21Kennedy, LC-39A43.0°2323
147Group 7-16v2 mini2024-05019 March 2024, 02:28Vandenberg, SLC-4E53.05°2020Rideshare satellites: Two Starshield satellites.
148Group 6-42v2 mini2024-05624 March 2024, 03:09Cape Canaveral, SLC-4043.0°2323
149Group 6-46v2 mini2024-05725 March 2024, 23:42Cape Canaveral, SLC-4043.0°2323
150Group 6-45v2 mini2024-06031 March 2024, 01:30Cape Canaveral, SLC-4043.0°2323
151Group 7-18v2 mini2024-0622 April 2024, 02:30Vandenberg, SLC-4E53.05°2222
152Group 6-47v2 mini2024-0645 April 2024, 09:12Cape Canaveral, SLC-4043.0°2323
153Group 8-1v2 mini2024-0657 April 2024, 02:25Vandenberg, SLC-4E53.00°21621
154Group 6-48v2 mini2024-06810 April 2024, 04:40Cape Canaveral, SLC-4043.0°2323
155Group 6-49v2 mini2024-07113 April 2024, 01:40Kennedy, LC-39A43.0°2323
156Group 6-51v2 mini2024-07317 April 2024, 21:24Kennedy, LC-39A43.0°2323
157Group 6-52v2 mini2024-07418 April 2024, 22:40Cape Canaveral, SLC-4043.0°2323
158Group 6-53v2 mini2024-07623 April 2024, 22:17Cape Canaveral, SLC-4043.0°2323
159Group 6-54v2 mini2024-08028 April 2024, 21:50Cape Canaveral, SLC-4043.0°2323
160Group 6-55v2 mini2024-0823 May 2024, 01:49Cape Canaveral, SLC-4043.0°2323
161Group 6-57v2 mini2024-0846 May 2024, 18:14Cape Canaveral, SLC-4043.0°2323
162Group 6-56v2 mini2024-0868 May 2024, 18:42Kennedy, LC-39A43.0°2323
163Group 8-2v2 mini2024-08810 May 2024, 04:30Vandenberg, SLC-4E53.00°201320
164Group 6-58v2 mini2024-09013 May 2024, 00:53Cape Canaveral, SLC-4043.0°2323
165Group 8-7v2 mini2024-09114 May 2024, 18:39Vandenberg, SLC-4E53.00°201320
166Group 6-59v2 mini2024-09318 May 2024, 00:32Cape Canaveral, SLC-4043.0°2323
167Group 6-62v2 mini2024-09723 May 2024, 02:33Cape Canaveral, SLC-4043.0°2323
168Group 6-63v2 mini2024-09824 May 2024, 02:45Kennedy, LC-39A43.0°2323
169Group 6-60v2 mini2024-10028 May 2024, 14:24Cape Canaveral, SLC-4043.0°2323
170Group 6-64v2 mini2024-1061 June 2024, 02:37Cape Canaveral, SLC-4043.0°2323
171Group 8-5v2 mini2024-1075 June 2024, 02:16Cape Canaveral, SLC-4053.00°201320
172Group 10-1v2 mini2024-1118 June 2024, 01:56Cape Canaveral, SLC-4053.16°2222
173Group 8-8v2 mini2024-1128 June 2024, 12:58Vandenberg, SLC-4E53.00°201320
174Group 9-1v2 mini2024-11319 June 2024, 03:40Vandenberg, SLC-4E53.00°201320
175Group 10-2v2 mini2024-11723 June 2024, 17:15Cape Canaveral, SLC-4053.16°2222
176Group 9-2v2 mini2024-11824 June 2024, 03:47Vandenberg, SLC-4E53.00°201320
177Group 10-3v2 mini2024-12027 June 2024, 11:14Cape Canaveral, SLC-4053.16°2323
178Group 8-9v2 mini2024-1243 July 2024, 08:55Cape Canaveral, SLC-4053.00°201320
179Group 9-3v2 mini2024-12912 July 2024, 02:39Vandenberg, SLC-4E53.00°20130Experienced launch failure. During launch a liquid oxygen leak developed, causing the upper stage to fail during the second burn.[2] The satellites were left in a very low, unusable orbit.[3]
180Group 10-9v2 mini2024-13127 July 2024, 05:45Kennedy, LC-39A53.16°2323
181Group 10-4v2 mini2024-13228 July 2024, 04:17Cape Canaveral, SLC-4053.16°2323
182Group 9-4v2 mini2024-13328 July 2024, 07:24Vandenberg, SLC-4E53.00°211321
183Group 10-6v2 mini2024-1362 August 2024, 05:01Kennedy, LC-39A53.16°2323
184Group 11-1v2 mini2024-1384 August 2024, 07:24Vandenberg, SLC-4E53.00°2323
185Group 8-3v2 mini2024-14110 August 2024, 12:50Cape Canaveral, SLC-4053.00°211321
186Group 10-7v2 mini2024-14412 August 2024, 10:37Kennedy, LC-39A53.16°2323
187Group 10-5v2 mini2024-15020 August 2024, 13:20Cape Canaveral, SLC-4053.16°2222
188Group 8-6v2 mini2024-15228 August 2024, 06:54Cape Canaveral, SLC-4053.00°211321
189Group 8-10v2 mini2024-15431 August 2024, 07:43Cape Canaveral, SLC-4053.00°211321
190Group 9-5v2 mini2024-15531 August 2024, 08:48Vandenberg, SLC-4E53.00°211321
191Group 8-11v2 mini2024-1585 September 2024, 15:33Cape Canaveral, SLC-4053.00°211321
192Group 9-6v2 mini2024-16413 September 2024, 01:45Vandenberg, SLC-4E53.00°211321
193Group 9-17v2 mini2024-17120 September 2024, 13:50Vandenberg, SLC-4E53.00°201320
194Group 9-8v2 mini2024-17525 September 2024, 04:01Vandenberg, SLC-4E53.00°201320
195Group 10-10v2 mini2024-18315 October 2024, 06:10Cape Canaveral, SLC-4053.16°201323
196Group 9-7v2 mini2024-18415 October 2024, 08:21Vandenberg, SLC-4E53.00°201320
197Group 8-19v2 mini2024-18718 October 2024, 23:31Cape Canaveral, SLC-4053.00°201320
198Group 6-61v2 mini2024-19123 October 2024, 21:47Cape Canaveral, SLC-4043.0°2323
199Group 10-8v2 mini2024-19326 October 2024, 21:47Cape Canaveral, SLC-4053.16°2222
200Group 9-9v2 mini2024-19530 October 2024, 12:07Vandenberg, SLC-4E53.00°201320200th launch of dedicated starlink missions.
201Group 10-13v2 mini2024-19630 October 2024, 21:10Cape Canaveral, SLC-4053.16°2323
202Group 6-77v2 mini2024-2027 November 2024, 20:19Cape Canaveral, SLC-4043.0°2323
203Group 9-10v2 mini2024-2049 November 2024, 06:14Vandenberg, SLC-4E53.00°201320
204Group 6-69v2 mini2024-20711 November 2024, 21:28Cape Canaveral, SLC-4043.0°2424
205Group 9-11v2 mini2024-20914 November 2024, 05:23Vandenberg, SLC-4E53.00°201320
206Group 6-68v2 mini2024-21014 November 2024, 13:21Cape Canaveral, SLC-4043.0°2424
207Group 9-12v2 mini2024-21318 November 2024, 05:53Vandenberg, SLC-4E53.00°201320
208Group 6-66v2 mini2024-21621 November 2024, 16:07Cape Canaveral, SLC-4043.0°2424
209Group 9-13v2 mini2024-21724 November 2024, 05:25Vandenberg, SLC-4E53.00°201320
210Group 12-1v2 mini2024-22025 November 2024, 10:02Cape Canaveral, SLC-4043.0°231223
211Group 6-76v2 mini2024-22227 November 2024, 04:41Kennedy, LC-39A43.0°2424
212Group 6-65v2 mini2024-22430 November 2024, 05:00Cape Canaveral, SLC-4043.0°2424
213Group N-01v2 mini2024-22530 November 2024, 08:10Vandenberg, SLC-4E70.0°2020The 20 Starlink satellites were launched together with two Starshields from NROL-126 mission
214Group 6-70v2 mini2024-2304 December 2024, 10:13Cape Canaveral, SLC-4043.0°2424

Totals

Starshield

See main article: SpaceX Starshield.

Starshield launches
No.Mission name or designationSat. ver.COSPAR IDDate and time,
UTC
Launch siteOrbitSatellitesOutcomeCustomer
AltitudeOrbital inclinationDeployedWorking
USA 312-313v12020-10119 December 2020
14:00:00
Kennedy, LC-39A53°22National Reconnaissance Office
Possibly launched on NROL-108 mission. Likely test Starshield satellites.
1USA 320-323v1.52022-00213 January 2022
15:25:38
Cape Canaveral, SLC-4097.6°41Unknown US Government Agency
Likely test versions or operational Starshield satellites. Part of Transporter-3 (SmallSat Rideshare Mission 3).
2USA 328-331v1.52022-06419 June 2022
04:27
Cape Canaveral, SLC-4052°44Unknown US Government Agency
Likely test versions or operational Starshield satellites. Launched with Globalstar-2 FM-15 (M087) mission.
3Tracking Layer (Tranche 0A)v1.52023-0502 April 2023
14:29
Vandenberg, SLC-4E80.99°22Space Development Agency
Likely operational Starshield satellites. Hosts infrared payloads manufactured by Leidos. Launched with 8 York Space Systems-built Transport layer satellites on this mission.
4Tracking Layer (Tranche 0B)v1.52023-1332 September 2023
14:25
Vandenberg, SLC-4E80.99°22Space Development Agency
Likely operational Starshield satellites. Hosts infrared payloads manufactured by Leidos. Launched with one York Space Systems-built and 10 Lockheed Martin/Tyvak Space Systems-built Transport layer satellites on this mission.
5USA 350-351v2 mini2024-05019 March 2024, 02:28Vandenberg, SLC-4E53.05°22Unknown US Government Agency
Launched as a part of Starlink Group 7-16 mission.
6 USA 354-374v2 mini2024-09622 May 2024
08:00
Vandenberg, SLC-4E69.7°2121National Reconnaissance Office
Launched as a part of NROL-146 mission.
7 USA 375-395v2 mini2024-12129 June 2024
03:14
Vandenberg, SLC-4E69.7°2121National Reconnaissance Office
Launched as a part of NROL-186 mission.
8USA 400-420v2 mini2024-1606 September 2024
03:20
Vandenberg, SLC-4E70°2121National Reconnaissance Office
Launched as a part of NROL-113 mission.[4]
9USA 421-437v2 mini2024-19224 October 2024
17:13
Vandenberg, SLC-4E70°1717National Reconnaissance Office
Launched as a part of NROL-167 mission.
10USA 438-439v2 mini2024-22530 November 2024
08:10
Vandenberg, SLC-4E70°22National Reconnaissance Office
Launched as a part of NROL-126 mission with Starlink Group N-01 mission.
11USA 440-460v2 mini2024-xxx2024Vandenberg, SLC-4E70°17-2117-21National Reconnaissance Office
Launched as a part of NROL-149 mission.
11USA 4××-4××v2 mini2024-xxx2024Vandenberg, SLC-4E70°TBATBANational Reconnaissance Office
Launched as a part of NROL-153 mission.
13USA 4××-4××v2 mini2024-xxx2024Vandenberg, SLC-4E70°TBATBANational Reconnaissance Office
Launched as a part of NROL-192 mission.

See also

Notes and References

  1. News: Iemole . Anthony . 2022-07-10 . SpaceX launches first mission to third shell of Starlink constellation . 2024-07-12 . NASASpaceFlight.com . en-US.
  2. Web site: July 11, 2024 . Starlink Mission . July 12, 2024 . SpaceX . Falcon 9’s second stage performed its first burn nominally, however a liquid oxygen leak developed on the second stage. After a planned relight of the upper stage engine to raise perigee – or the lowest point of orbit – the Merlin Vacuum engine experienced an anomaly and was unable to complete its second burn. This left the satellites in an eccentric orbit with a very low perigee of 135 km, which is less than half the expected perigee altitude. [...] At this level of drag, our maximum available thrust is unlikely to be enough to successfully raise the satellites..
  3. News: Foust . Jeff . 2024-07-12 . SpaceX Falcon 9 second stage fails leaving Starlink satellites in wrong orbit . 2024-07-12 . Spaceflight Now . en-US.
  4. Web site: Falcon 9 Block 5 NROL-113 . 2024-09-06 . nextspaceflight.com . en.