List of Starlink and Starshield launches explained

Starlink
Manufacturer:SpaceX
Country:United States
Operator:SpaceX
Pcost:$10 billion
Spacecraft Type:Small satellite
Launch Mass:v 0.9:
v 1.0:
v 1.5: ~
v 2.0 ~
Applications:Satellite Internet access
Equipment:
Orbits:LEO, SSO[1]
Status:Active
Launched:
  • 6,054
  • Tintin: 2
  • v 0.9: 60
  • v 1.0: 1,665
  • v 1.5: 2,987
  • v 2.0 Mini: 1,982
Operational:5,501
Insignia:Starlink Logo.svg

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 IDDate and time,
UTC		Launch siteOrbitSatellitesOutcome
AltitudeOrbital inclinationDeployedWorking
–Tintinv0.12018-02022 February 2018, 14:17VAFB, SLC-4E97.5°20
Two 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, 02:30CCAFS, SLC-4053.0°600
First 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.
2L1v1.02019-07411 November 2019, 14:56CCAFS, SLC-4053.0°6043
First 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.
3L2v1.02020-0017 January 2020, 02:19:21CCAFS, SLC-4053.0°6040
One of the satellites, dubbed DarkSat, has an experimental coating to make it less reflective, and to reduce the impact on ground-based astronomical observations.
4L3v1.02020-00629 January 2020, 14:06CCAFS, SLC-4053.0°6048
5L4v1.02020-01217 February 2020, 15:05CCAFS, SLC-4053.0°6046
First time the satellites were released in an elliptical orbit (212 × 386 km).
6L5v1.02020-01918 March 2020, 12:16:39KSC, LC-39A53.0°6054
7L6v1.02020-02522 April 2020, 19:30:30KSC, LC-39A53.0°6049
8L7v1.02020-0354 June 2020, 01:25:00CCAFS, SLC-4053.0°6053
One of the satellites, dubbed VisorSat, has a sunshade to reduce the impact on ground-based astronomical observations.
9L8v1.02020-03813 June 2020, 09:21:18CCAFS, SLC-4053.0°5850
First Starlink rideshare launch, carrying only 58 of SpaceX's satellites plus three Planet Labs, SkySats 16-18 Earth-observation satellites.
10L9v1.02020-0557 August 2020, 05:12:05KSC, LC-39A53.0°5754
BlackSky 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.
11L10v1.02020-05718 August 2020, 14:31:16CCAFS, SLC-4053.0°5853
Rideshare satellites from Planet Labs, SkySats 19-21 Earth-observation satellites.
12L11v1.02020-0623 September 2020, 12:46:14KSC, LC-39A53.0°6050
13L12v1.02020-0706 October 2020, 11:29:34KSC, LC-39A53.0°6050
14L13v1.02020-07318 October 2020, 12:25:57KSC, LC-39A53.0°6045
15L14v1.02020-07424 October 2020, 15:31:34CCAFS, SLC-4053.0°6043
16L15v1.02020-08825 November 2020, 02:13:12CCAFS, SLC-4053.0°6040
17L16v1.02021-00520 January 2021, 13:02:00KSC, LC-39A53.0°6057
–Tr-1v1.02021-00624 January 2021, 15:00:00CCSFS, SLC-4097.5°100
Part of Transporter-1 (SmallSat Rideshare Mission 1). First launch of production Starlink satellites to polar orbits.
18L18v1.02021-0094 February 2021, 06:19:00CCSFS, SLC-4053.0°6056
19L19v1.02021-01216 February 2021, 03:59:37CCSFS, SLC-4053.0°6057
SpaceX lost the Falcon 9 booster in the Atlantic Ocean.
20L17v1.02021-0174 March 2021, 08:24:54KSC, LC-39A53.0°6054
Second stage failed to deorbit actively, reentered March 26 over Oregon and Washington in the United States.
21L20v1.02021-01811 March 2021, 08:13:29CCSFS, SLC-4053.0°6059
22L21v1.02021-02114 March 2021, 10:01:26KSC, LC-39A53.0°6054
23L22v1.02021-02424 March 2021, 08:28:24CCSFS, SLC-4053.0°6043
24L23v1.02021-0277 April 2021, 16:34:18CCSFS, SLC-4053.0°6060
25L24v1.02021-03629 April 2021, 03:44:00CCSFS, SLC-4053.0°6060
26L25v1.02021-0384 May 2021, 19:01KSC, LC-39A53.0°6060
27L27v1.02021-0409 May 2021, 06:42CCSFS, SLC-4053.0°6058
28L26v1.02021-04115 May 2021, 22:56KSC, LC-39A53.0°5249
Rideshare satellites: a radar Earth imaging satellite for Capella Space, and an Earth observation satellite, Tyvak 0130, for Tyvak Nano-Satellite Systems.
29L28v1.02021-04426 May 2021, 18:59CCSFS, SLC-4053.0°6060
Last v1.0 and Group 1 Starlink Launch.
–Tr-2v1.52021-05930 June 2021, 19:31CCSFS, SLC-4097.5°33
Part of Transporter-2 (SmallSat Rideshare Mission 2). 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, 03:55:50VSFB, SLC-4E70.0°5151
First 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, 11:19:30CCSFS, SLC-4053.2°5352
First launch of Group 4 Starlink satellites.
32Group 4-3v1.52021-1152 December 2021, 23:12:15CCSFS, SLC-4053.2°4848
Rideshare satellites: BlackSky-16 Gen-2 and BlackSky-17 Gen-2.
33Group 4-4v1.52021-12518 December 2021, 12:41:40VSFB, SLC-4E53.2°5249
34Group 4-5v1.52022-0016 January 2022, 21:49:10KSC, LC-39A53.2°4949
35Group 4-6v1.52022-00519 January 2022, 02:02:40KSC, LC-39A53.2°4949
36Group 4-7v1.52022-0103 February 2022, 18:13:20KSC, LC-39A53.2°4910
On 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 manoeuvering 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, 14:44:20CCSFS, SLC-4053.2°4646
38Group 4-11v1.52022-01725 February 2022, 17:12:10VSFB, SLC-4E53.2°5048
39Group 4-9v1.52022-0223 March 2022, 14:25KSC, LC-39A53.2°4747
Rowspan=2 scope="row" 40Rowspan=2 scope="row" Group 4-10v1.52022-0259 March 2022, 13:45:10CCSFS, SLC-4053.2°4847
Colspan=9Starlink 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, 04:42:30CCSFS, SLC-4053.2°5347
42Group 4-14v1.52022-04121 April 2022, 17:51:40CCSFS, SLC-4053.2°5351
43Group 4-16v1.52022-04529 April 2022, 21:27:10CCSFS, SLC-4053.2°5352
44Group 4-17v1.52022-0496 May 2022, 09:42KSC, LC-39A53.2°5353
45Group 4-13v1.52022-05113 May 2022, 22:07:50VSFB, SLC-4E53.2°5353
46Group 4-15v1.52022-05214 May 2022, 20:40:50CCSFS, SLC-4053.2°5353
First Starlink launch on a new Falcon first stage booster (All prior flights were with reused boosters).
47Group 4-18v1.52022-05318 May 2022, 10:59:40KSC, LC-39A53.2°5353
48Group 4-19v1.52022-06217 June 2022, 16:09:20KSC, LC-39A53.2°5353
49Group 4-21v1.52022-0767 July 2022, 13:11:10CCSFS, SLC-4053.2°5352
50Group 3-1v1.52022-07711 July 2022, 01:39:40CCSFS, SLC-4097.6°4646
50th dedicated Starlink launch.
51Group 4-22v1.52022-08317 July 2022, 14:20CCSFS, SLC-4053.2°5353
52Group 3-2v1.52022-08422 July 2022, 17:39:40VSFB, SLC-4E97.6°4646
53Group 4-25v1.52022-08624 July 2022, 13:38:20KSC, LC-39A53.2°5351
54Group 4-26v1.52022-09710 August 2022, 02:14:40KSC, LC-39A53.2°5251
55Group 3-3v1.52022-09912 August 2022, 21:40:20VSFB, SLC-4E97.6°4646
56Group 4-27v1.52022-10119 August 2022, 19:21:20CCSFS, SLC-4053.2°5353
57Group 4-23v1.52022-10428 August 2022, 03:41CCSFS, SLC-4053.2°5451
Heaviest 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, 05:40:10VSFB, SLC-4E97.6°4646
59Group 4-20v1.52022-1075 September 2022, 02:09:40CCSFS, SLC-4053.2°5146
Rideshare 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, 01:20KSC, LC-39A53.2°3431
Rideshare satellites: BlueWalker-3 was released into a 513 km circular orbit.
61Group 4-34v1.52022-11419 September 2022, 00:18:40CCSFS, SLC-4053.2°5453
62Group 4-35v1.52022-11924 September 2022, 23:32:10CCSFS, SLC-4053.2°5251
63Group 4-29v1.52022-1255 October 2022, 23:10:30VSFB, SLC-4E53.2°5252
Set a new record for the shortest time between two Falcon 9 launches at 7 hours and 10 minutes.
64Group 4-36v1.52022-13620 October 2022, 14:50:40CCSFS, SLC-4053.2°5453
65Group 4-31v1.52022-14128 October 2022, 01:14VSFB, SLC-4E53.2°5352
66Group 4-37v1.52022-17517 December 2022, 21:32KSC, LC-39A53.2°5454
67Group 5-1v1.52022-17728 December 2022, 9:34CCSFS, SLC-4043.0°5454
First launch into an initial shell of the second generation Starlink constellation.
68Group 2-4v1.52023-01019 January 2023, 15:43VSFB, SLC-4E70.0°5150
69Group 5-2v1.52023-01326 January 2023, 9:32CCSFS, SLC-4043.0°5655
70Group 2-6v1.52023-01431 January 2023, 16:15VSFB, SLC-4E70.0°4948
Rideshare 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, 7:58KSC, LC-39A43.0°5351
72Group 5-4v1.52023-02012 February 2023, 5:10CCSFS, SLC-4043.0°5554
73Group 2-5v1.52023-02117 February 2023, 19:12VSFB, SLC-4E70.0°5150
74Group 6-1v2.0 Mini2023-02627 February 2023, 23:13CCSFS, SLC-4043.0°2112
First 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, 18:38VSFB, SLC-4E70.0°5151
76Group 2-8v1.52023-03717 March 2023, 19:26VSFB, SLC-4E70.0°5252
77Group 5-5v1.52023-04224 March 2023, 15:43CCSFS, SLC-4043.0°5656
78Group 5-10v1.52023-04629 March 2023, 20:01CCSFS, SLC-4043.0°5656
79Group 6-2v2.0 Mini2023-05619 April 2023, 14:31CCSFS, SLC-4043.0°2120
80Group 3-5v1.52023-05827 April 2023, 13:40VSFB, SLC-4E97.6°4646
81Group 5-6v1.52023-0614 May 2023, 07:31CCSFS, SLC-4043.0°5655
82Group 2-9v1.52023-06410 May 2023, 20:09VSFB, SLC-4E70.0°5151
83Group 5-9v1.52023-06514 May 2023, 05:03CCSFS, SLC-4043.0°5655
84Group 6-3v2.0 Mini2023-06719 May 2023, 06:19CCSFS, SLC-4043.0°2221
85Group 2-10v1.52023-07831 May 2023, 06:02VSFB, SLC-4E70.0°5252
86Group 6-4v2.0 Mini2023-0794 June 2023, 12:20CCSFS, SLC-4043.0°2219
87Group 5-11v1.52023-08312 June 2023, 07:10CCSFS, SLC-4043.0°5252
88Group 5-7v1.52023-08822 June 2023, 07:19VSFB, SLC-4E43.0°4747
89Group 5-12v1.52023-09023 June 2023, 15:35CCSFS, SLC-4043.0°5656
90Group 5-13v1.52023-0947 July 2023, 19:29VSFB, SLC-4E43.0°4847
91Group 6-5v2.0 Mini2023-09610 July 2023, 03:58CCSFS, SLC-4043.0°2222
92Group 5-15v1.52023-09916 July 2023, 03:50CCSFS, SLC-4043.0°5454
93Group 6-15v2.0 Mini2023-10219 July 2023, 04:09VSFB, SLC-4E43.0°1515
94Group 6-6v2.0 Mini2023-10524 July 2023, 00:50CCSFS, SLC-4043.0°2222
95Group 6-7v2.0 Mini2023-10728 July 2023, 04:01CCSFS, SLC-4043.0°2220
96Group 6-8v2.0 Mini2023-1137 August 2023, 02:41CCSFS, SLC-4043.0°2222
97Group 6-20v2.0 Mini2023-1158 August 2023, 03:57VSFB, SLC-4E43.0°1515
98Group 6-9v2.0 Mini2023-11911 August 2023, 05:17CCSFS, SLC-4043.0°2221
99Group 6-10v2.0 Mini2023-12217 August 2023, 03:36CCSFS, SLC-4043.0°2222
100Group 7-1v2.0 Mini2023-12422 August 2023, 09:37VSFB, SLC-4E53.05°2121
Centenary launch of a batch of Starlink satellites (excluding launch of Tintin A&B).
101Group 6-11v2.0 Mini2023-12927 August 2023, 01:05CCSFS, SLC-4043.0°2221
102Group 6-13v2.0 Mini2023-1311 September 2023, 02:21CCSFS, SLC-4043.0°2222
103Group 6-12v2.0 Mini2023-1344 September 2023, 02:47KSC, LC-39A43.0°2121
104Group 6-14v2.0 Mini2023-1389 September 2023, 03:12CCSFS, SLC-4043.0°2222
105Group 7-2v2.0 Mini2023-14112 September 2023, 06:57VSFB, SLC-4E53.05°2121
106Group 6-16v2.0 Mini2023-14416 September 2023, 03:38CCSFS, SLC-4043.0°2222
107Group 6-17v2.0 Mini2023-14620 September 2023, 03:38CCSFS, SLC-4043.0°2222
108Group 6-18v2.0 Mini2023-14724 September 2023, 03:38CCSFS, SLC-4043.0°2221
109Group 7-3v2.0 Mini2023-14825 September 2023, 08:48VSFB, SLC-4E53.05°2121
110Group 6-19v2.0 Mini2023-15130 September 2023, 02:00CCSFS, SLC-4043.0°2222
111Group 6-21v2.0 Mini2023-1535 October 2023, 05:36CCSFS, SLC-4043.0°2222
112Group 7-4v2.0 Mini2023-1569 October 2023, 07:23VSFB, SLC-4E53.05°2121
113Group 6-22v2.0 Mini2023-15813 October 2023, 23:01CCSFS, SLC-4043.0°2222
114Group 6-23v2.0 Mini2023-16018 October 2023, 00:39CCSFS, SLC-4043.0°2222
115Group 7-5v2.0 Mini2023-16121 October 2023, 08:23VSFB, SLC-4E53.05°2121
116Group 6-24v2.0 Mini2023-16222 October 2023, 02:17CCSFS, SLC-4043.0°2323
117Group 7-6v2.0 Mini2023-16629 October 2023, 09:00VSFB, SLC-4E53.05°2222
118Group 6-25v2.0 Mini2023-16730 October 2023, 23:20CCSFS, SLC-4043.0°2323
119Group 6-26v2.0 Mini2023-1704 November 2023, 00:37CCSFS, SLC-4043.0°2323
120Group 6-27v2.0 Mini2023-1718 November 2023, 05:05CCSFS, SLC-4043.0°2323
121Group 6-28v2.0 Mini2023-17718 November 2023, 05:05CCSFS, SLC-4043.0°2323
122Group 7-7v2.0 Mini2023-17820 November 2023, 10:30VSFB, SLC-4E53.05°2222
123Group 6-29v2.0 Mini2023-18022 November 2023, 07:47CCSFS, SLC-4043.0°2323
124Group 6-30v2.0 Mini2023-18328 November 2023, 04:20CCSFS, SLC-4043.0°2323
125Group 6-31v2.0 Mini2023-1863 December 2023, 04:00CCSFS, SLC-4043.0°2323
126Group 6-33v2.0 Mini2023-1917 December 2023, 05:07CCSFS, SLC-4043.0°2323
127Group 7-8v2.0 Mini2023-1928 December 2023, 08:03VSFB, SLC-4E53.05°2222
128Group 6-34v2.0 Mini2023-20019 December 2023, 04:00CCSFS, SLC-4043.0°2323
129Group 6-32v2.0 Mini2023-20323 December 2023, 04:00CCSFS, SLC-4043.0°2322
130Group 6-36v2.0 Mini2023-21129 December 2023, 04:00CCSFS, SLC-4043.0°2322
131Group 7-9v2.0 Mini2024-0023 January 2024, 03:44VSFB, SLC-4E53.05°2121
6 satellites on this mission with Direct to Cell capability will further global connectivity and help to eliminate dead zones.
132Group 6-35v2.0 Mini2024-0057 January 2024, 22:35CCSFS, SLC-4043.0°2323
133Group 7-10v2.0 Mini2024-01114 January 2024, 08:59VSFB, SLC-4E53.05°2222
134Group 6-37v2.0 Mini2024-01215 January 2024, 01:52CCSFS, SLC-4043.0°2323
135Group 7-11v2.0 Mini2024-01724 January 2024, 00:35VSFB, SLC-4E53.05°2222
136Group 6-38v2.0 Mini2024-01929 January 2024, 01:10CCSFS, SLC-4043.0°2323
137Group 7-12v2.0 Mini2024-02029 January 2024, 05:02VSFB, SLC-4E53.05°2222
138Group 7-13v2.0 Mini2024-02710 February 2024, 00:34VSFB, SLC-4E53.05°2221
139Group 7-14v2.0 Mini2024-03115 February 2024, 21:34VSFB, SLC-4E53.05°2222
140Group 7-15v2.0 Mini2024-03623 February 2024, 04:11VSFB, SLC-4E53.05°2222
141Group 6-39v2.0 Mini2024-03825 February 2024, 22:06CCSFS, SLC-4043.0°2424
142Group 6-40v2.0 Mini2024-04129 February 2024, 15:30CCSFS, SLC-4043.0°2322
143Group 6-41v2.0 Mini2024-0444 March 2024, 23:54CCSFS, SLC-4043.0°2323
144Group 6-43v2.0 Mini2024-04511 March 2024, 00:03CCSFS, SLC-4043.0°2323
145Group 7-17v2.0 Mini2024-04611 March 2024, 04:09VSFB, SLC-4E53.05°2323
146Group 6-44v2.0 Mini2024-04916 March 2024, 00:21KSC, LC-39A43.0°2323
147Group 7-16v2.0 Mini2024-05019 March 2024, 02:28VSFB, SLC-4E53.05°2020
Rideshare satellites: Two Starshield satellites.
148Group 6-42v2.0 Mini2024-05624 March 2024, 03:09CCSFS, SLC-4043.0°2323
149Group 6-46v2.0 Mini2024-05725 March 2024, 23:42CCSFS, SLC-4043.0°2323
150Group 6-45v2.0 Mini2024-06031 March 2024, 01:30CCSFS, SLC-4043.0°2323
151Group 7-18v2.0 Mini2024-0622 April 2024, 02:30VSFB, SLC-4E53.05°2222
152Group 6-47v2.0 Mini2024-0645 April 2024, 09:12CCSFS, SLC-4043.0°2323
153Group 8-1v2.0 Mini2024-0657 April 2024, 02:25VSFB, SLC-4E53.00°2121
6 The six of the 21 satellites with Direct to Cell capabilities have an advanced modem on board that act as a cellphone tower in space, allowing network integration similar to a standard roaming partner
154Group 6-48v2.0 Mini2024-06810 April 2024, 04:40CCSFS, SLC-4043.0°2323
155Group 6-49v2.0 Mini2024-07113 April 2024, 01:40KSC, LC-39A43.0°2323
156Group 6-51v2.0 Mini2024-07317 April 2024, 21:24KSC, LC-39A43.0°2323
157Group 6-52v2.0 Mini2024-07418 April 2024, 22:40CCSFS, SLC-4043.0°2323
158Group 6-53v2.0 Mini2024-07623 April 2024, 22:17CCSFS, SLC-4043.0°2323
159Group 6-54v2.0 Mini2024-08028 April 2024, 21:50CCSFS, SLC-4043.0°2323
160Group 6-55v2.0 Mini2024-0823 May 2024, 01:49CCSFS, SLC-4043.0°2323
161Group 6-57v2.0 Mini2024-0846 May 2024, 18:14CCSFS, SLC-4043.0°2323
162Group 6-56v2.0 Mini2024-0868 May 2024, 18:42KSC, LC-39A43.0°2323
163Group 8-2v2.0 Mini2024-08810 May 2024, 04:30VSFB, SLC-4E53.00°2020
Including 13 with Direct to Cell capabilities.
164Group 6-58v2.0 Mini2024-09013 May 2024, 00:53CCSFS, SLC-4043.0°2323
165Group 8-7v2.0 Mini2024-09114 May 2024, 18:39VSFB, SLC-4E53.00°2020
Including 13 with Direct to Cell capabilities.
166Group 6-59v2.0 Mini2024-09318 May 2024, 00:32CCSFS, SLC-4043.0°2323
167Group 6-62v2.0 Mini2024-09723 May 2024, 02:33CCSFS, SLC-4043.0°2323
168Group 6-63v2.0 Mini2024-09824 May 2024, 02:45KSC, LC-39A43.0°2323
169Group 6-60v2.0 Mini2024-10028 May 2024, 14:24CCSFS, SLC-4043.0°2323
170Group 6-64v2.0 Mini2024-1061 June 2024, 02:37CCSFS, SLC-4043.0°2323
171Group 8-5v2.0 Mini2024-1075 June 2024, 02:16CCSFS, SLC-4053.00°2020
Including 13 and marking more than 50 in orbit with Direct to Cell capabilities.
172Group 10-1v2.0 Mini2024-1118 June 2024, 01:56CCSFS, SLC-4053.16°2222
173Group 8-8v2.0 Mini2024-1128 June 2024, 12:58VSFB, SLC-4E53.00°2020
Including 13 with Direct to Cell capabilities.
174Group 9-1v2.0 Mini2024-11319 June 2024, 03:40VSFB, SLC-4E53.00°2020
Including 13 with Direct to Cell capabilities.
175Group 10-2v2.0 Mini2024-11723 June 2024, 17:15CCSFS, SLC-4053.16°2222
176Group 9-2v2.0 Mini2024-11824 June 2024, 03:47VSFB, SLC-4E53.00°2020
Including 13 with Direct to Cell capabilities.
177Group 10-3v2.0 Mini2024-12027 June 2024, 11:14CCSFS, SLC-4053.16°2323
178Group 8-9v2.0 Mini2024-1243 July 2024, 08:55CCSFS, SLC-4053.00°2020
Including 13 with Direct to Cell capabilities.
179Group 9-3v2.0 Mini2024-12912 July 2024, 02:39VSFB, SLC-4E53.00°201
Including 13 with Direct to Cell capabilities. Experienced 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 an very low unusable orbit with all except one satellite inevitably reentering over the course of a few days.[3]
180Group 10-9v2.0 Mini2024-13127 July 2024, 05:45KSC, LC-39A53.16°2323
181Group 10-4v2.0 Mini2024-13228 July 2024, 04:17CCSFS, SLC-4053.16°2323
182Group 9-4v2.0 Mini2024-13328 July 2024, 07:24VSFB, SLC-4E53.00°2121
Including 13 with Direct to Cell capabilities.
183Group 10-6v2.0 Mini2024-1362 August 2024, 05:01KSC, LC-39A53.16°2323
184Group 11-1v2.0 Mini2024-1384 August 2024, 07:24VSFB, SLC-4E53.00°2323
185Group 8-3v2.0 Mini2024-14110 August 2024, 12:50CCSFS, SLC-4053.00°2121
Including 13 with Direct to Cell capabilities.
186Group 10-7v2.0 Mini2024-14412 August 2024, 10:37KSC, LC-39A53.16°2323
181Group 10-5v2.0 Mini2024-15020 August 2024, 13:20CCSFS, SLC-4053.16°2222

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 312-313v1.02020-10119 December 2020
14:00:00		KSC, 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		CCSFS, 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		CCSFS, 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		VSFB, 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		VSFB, 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 350-351v2.0 Mini2024-05019 March 2024, 02:28VSFB, SLC-4E53.05°22Unknown US Government Agency
Launched as a part of Starlink Group 7-16 mission.
6 USA 354-374v2.0 Mini2024-09622 May 2024
08:00		VSFB, SLC-4E69.7°2020National Reconnaissance Office
Launched as a part of NROL-146 mission.
7 USA 375-395v2.0 Mini29 June 2024
03:14		VSFB, SLC-4E69.7°2020National Reconnaissance Office
Launched as a part of NROL-186 mission.
8-11USAv2.0 Mini2024 TBATBA TBA~20~20National Reconnaissance Office
Launching as a part of NROL missions.

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.

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