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Starlink Group 10-38

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Starlink Group 10-38

Success

Falcon 9 Block 5
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May 1, 18:06:10 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.

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

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+00:01:11

Max-Q

T+00:02:26

MECO

T+00:02:29

Stage 2 Separation

T+00:02:36

SES-1

T+00:02:57

Fairing Separation

T+00:06:06

Entry Burn Startup

T+00:06:28

Entry Burn Shutdown

T+00:08:03

Stage 1 Landing Burn

T+00:08:25

Stage 1 Landing

T+00:08:40

SECO-1

T+00:52:00

SES-2

T+00:52:01

SECO-2

T+01:01:22

Starlink Deployment

Quick facts

VehicleFalcon 9 Block 5
OrbitLow Earth Orbit
PadSpace Launch Complex 40
SiteCape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
WindowMay 1, 17:33:00 UTC→May 1, 21:33:00 UTC

Vehicle

FamilyFalcon
Height70 m
Diameter3.65 m
Stages2
ReusableYes
LEO capacity22,800 kg
Track record606/607 successful
Landings593/598
Scrub riskLOW
Go90%
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Q's read

Weather & scrubLOW risk
Weather Go90%LL2 Go80%Wind4 ktGusts4 ktCloud50%Temp81°F

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

10000% cloud cover in layer above freezing (14743 ft) — approximated · ≥60% layer 13488–17907 ft (4419 ft thick) — approximated

Acquiring satellite view…
General trajectory
Space Launch Complex 40
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Launching
Northeast
50° · NE
28.562, -80.577

Orbital elements (TLE)

Orbit
Apogee265 km
Perigee251 km
Period89.7 min
Inclination53.16°

Launch heading 50° · NE from Starlink 10-38.

OrbitStarlink 10-38› conehigh
1 70080U 26099A 26121.79633102 .00000000 00000-0 00000-0 0 9994
2 70080 53.1614 028.2468 0010628 263.2504 357.9428 16.05826918 00

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