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Starlink Group 10-31

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Falcon 9 Block 5

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Thursday May 21 2026, 10:04:20 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

Apogee256 km

Perigee247 km

Period89.5 min

Inclination53.16°

Launch heading 50° · NE from Starlink 10-31.

OrbitStarlink 10-31› conehigh

1 70092U 26111A 26141.46250000 .00000000 00000-0 00000-0 0 9990

2 70092 53.1611 287.2354 0007089 292.3721 333.5179 16.08202262 08

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.

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Weather & scrubLOW risk

Weather Go95%LL2 Go90%Wind2 m/sGusts4 m/sCloud46%Temp26°C

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

max cloud-top 6206 m above freezing 4763 m (46% cover in 10 nmi) · no GLM flashes within 25 nmi / 30 min, likely cirrus / stratiform ice rather than cumulus · max-top 6206 m, mean 3999 m, 46% cover, freezing 4763 m

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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

Tank Press

T-00:01:00

Startup

T-00:00:45

GO for Launch

T-00:00:03

Ignition

In-flight

T+00:00:00

Liftoff

T+00:01:10

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+00:06:02

Entry Burn Startup

T+00:06:24

Entry Burn Shutdown

T+00:07:57

Stage 1 Landing Burn

T+00:08:20

Stage 1 Landing

T+00:08:39

SECO-1

T+00:52:03

SES-2

T+00:52:04

SECO-2

T+01:01:24

Starlink Deployment

Quick facts

VehicleFalcon 9 Block 5

OrbitLow Earth Orbit

PadSpace Launch Complex 40

SiteCape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

WindowThursday May 21 2026, 09:26:00 UTC→Thursday May 21 2026, 13:26:00 UTC

Vehicle

FamilyFalcon

Height70 m

Diameter3.7 m

Stages2

ReusableYes

LEO capacity22,800 kg

Track record628/629 successful

Landings614/619