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Starlink Group 10-30

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Starlink Group 10-30

Success

Falcon 9 Block 5
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Aug 4, 07:57:50 UTC
StatusSuccess
VehicleFalcon 9 Block 5
OrbitLow Earth Orbit
PadSpace Launch Complex 40
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Mission

A batch of 28 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+00:01:12

Max-Q

T+00:02:25

MECO

T+00:02:28

Stage 2 Separation

T+00:02:35

SES-1

T+00:02:57

Fairing Separation

T+00:06:06

Entry Burn Startup

T+00:06:31

Entry Burn Shutdown

T+00:07:59

Stage 1 Landing Burn

T+00:08:24

Stage 1 Landing

T+00:08:38

SECO-1

T+00:54:49

SES-2

T+00:54:51

SECO-2

T+01:04:11

Starlink Deployment

Quick facts

VehicleFalcon 9 Block 5
OrbitLow Earth Orbit
PadSpace Launch Complex 40
SiteCape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
WindowAug 4, 04:11:00 UTC→Aug 4, 08:11:00 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
Space Launch Complex 40
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Launching
Southwest
226° · SW
28.562, -80.577

Orbital elements (TLE)

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

Launch heading 226° · SW from Starlink 17-30.

OrbitStarlink 17-30› conelow
1 70010U 26014A 26022.15890046 .00019681 00000-0 24737-4 0 9998
2 70010 97.2886 219.0247 0011767 278.0041 099.2576 16.07439173 08

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

Scrub riskLOW
Go91%
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Weather & scrubLOW risk
Weather Go91%LL2 Go85%Wind0 ktGusts0 ktCloud80%Temp80°F

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

7300% cloud cover in layer above freezing (14960 ft) — approximated · METAR: "KCOF 132355Z AUTO 02008KT 10SM -RA OVC120 25/23 A3006 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT N-NE DZE2"

Reusable Hardware

All boosters →
First Stage · Flight-provenB1080
active21st flight
Flights27
Landings27/27100%
Fastest turn13d 12h
Recovered · ASDS · JRTI· 600 km downrange
39d 12h since last flight

Falcon 9 Block 5 booster first used for the Axiom Space Mission 2 Crew Dragon mission.

Previous flights · 27
  1. #28Starlink Group 10-45+31d 20hASOGJul 14, 2026
  2. #27Starlink Group 10-54+59d 3hASOGJun 12, 2026
  3. #26Starlink Group 10-24+40d 22hJRTIApr 14, 2026
  4. #25Starlink Group 10-40+44d 11hASOGMar 4, 2026
  5. #24Starlink Group 6-100+58d 19hASOGJan 18, 2026