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Starlink Group 10-36

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Starlink Group 10-36

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Falcon 9 Block 5
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Feb 20, 01:41:40 UTC
StatusSuccess
VehicleFalcon 9 Block 5
OrbitLow Earth Orbit
PadSpace Launch Complex 40
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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.

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
WindowFeb 19, 22:00:00 UTC→Feb 20, 02:00:00 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
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.

Scrub riskLOW
Go90%
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Weather & scrubLOW risk
Weather Go90%LL2 Go99%Wind4 ktGusts4 ktCloud50%Temp80°F

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

10000% cloud cover in layer above freezing (15432 ft) — approximated

Reusable Hardware

All boosters →
First Stage · Flight-provenB1077
active26th flight
Flights29
Landings29/29100%
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.

Previous flights · 28
  1. #29BlueBird Block 2 #3-5+26d 20hASOGJun 17, 2026
  2. #28Starlink Group 10-31+62d 19hASOGMay 21, 2026
  3. #27Starlink Group 10-33+27d 12hJRTIMar 19, 2026
  4. #25Starlink Group 6-95+37d 7hASOGDec 2, 2025
  5. #24Starlink Group 10-21+56d 3hASOGOct 26, 2025