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Starlink Group 10-36

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Falcon 9 Block 5

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MINUTES

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Friday February 20 2026, 01:41:40 UTC

StatusSuccess

Scrub riskLOW

Go94%

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

Southeast

143° · SE

28.562, -80.577

Orbital elements (TLE)

Orbit

Apogee273 km

Perigee258 km

Period89.8 min

Inclination53.16°

Launch heading 143° · SE from Starlink 10-36.

OrbitStarlink 10-36› conelow

1 70025U 26034A 26051.11413194 .00000000 00000-0 00000-0 0 9997

2 70025 53.1629 300.3954 0011641 293.7611 083.1493 16.03316194 00

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. First Starlink launch to feature a Falcon 9 booster landing within The Bahamas waters operationally, after the trajectory was tested during launch of Starlink Group 10-12 in February 2025.

Reusable Hardware

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First Stage · Flight-provenB1077

active26th flight

Flights30

Landings30/30100%

Fastest turn26d 20h

Recovered · ASDS · JRTI· 605 km downrange

79d 3h since last flight

Falcon 9 Block 5 booster first used for the Crew-5 mission.

Q's read

Weather & scrubLOW risk

Weather Go94%LL2 Go99%Wind2 m/sGusts5 m/sCloud38%Temp26°C

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

max cloud-top 14061 m above freezing 4512 m (83% cover in 10 nmi) · no GLM flashes within 25 nmi / 30 min, likely cirrus / stratiform ice rather than cumulus · max-top 14061 m, mean 6565 m, 83% cover, freezing 4512 m · 6 high-cloud pixels (≥10 km top); nearest 4.6 nmi · no GLM flashes within 25 nmi / 30 min, likely cirrus rather than active anvil

Launch Timeline

In-flight

T+00:01:12

Max-Q

T+00:02:26

MECO

T+00:02:29

Stage 2 Separation

T+00:02:36

SES-1

T+00:03:01

Fairing Separation

T+00:06:01

Entry Burn Startup

T+00:06:23

Entry Burn Shutdown

T+00:07:55

Stage 1 Landing Burn

T+00:08:19

Stage 1 Landing

T+00:08:40

SECO-1

T+00:54:21

SES-2

T+00:54:22

SECO-2

T+01:03:43

Starlink Deployment

Quick facts

VehicleFalcon 9 Block 5

OrbitLow Earth Orbit

PadSpace Launch Complex 40

SiteCape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

WindowThursday February 19 2026, 22:00:00 UTC→Friday February 20 2026, 02:00:00 UTC

Vehicle

FamilyFalcon

Height70 m

Diameter3.7 m

Stages2

ReusableYes

LEO capacity22,800 kg

Track record606/607 successful

Landings593/598