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Starlink Group 10-40

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Starlink Group 10-40

Success

Falcon 9 Block 5
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Mar 4, 10:52:20 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

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+00:02:24

MECO

T+00:02:28

Stage 2 Separation

T+00:02:34

SES-1

T+00:02:56

Fairing Separation

T+00:06:08

Entry Burn Startup

T+00:06:34

Entry Burn Shutdown

T+00:07:55

Stage 1 Landing Burn

T+00:08:20

Stage 1 Landing

T+00:08:39

SECO-1

T+00:54:41

SES-2

T+00:54:43

SECO-2

T+01:04:03

Starlink Deployment

Quick facts

VehicleFalcon 9 Block 5
OrbitLow Earth Orbit
PadSpace Launch Complex 40
SiteCape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
WindowMar 4, 06:58:00 UTC→Mar 4, 10:58:00 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
Northeast
51° · NE
28.562, -80.577

Orbital elements (TLE)

Orbit
Apogee264 km
Perigee254 km
Period89.7 min
Inclination53.16°

Launch heading 51° · NE from Starlink 10-40.

OrbitStarlink 10-40› conelow
1 70033U 26042A 26063.49736111 .00000000 00000-0 00000-0 0 9996
2 70033 53.1622 222.2840 0007107 278.2734 356.2889 16.05526525 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%Wind4 ktGusts4 ktCloud100%Temp88°F

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

10000% cloud cover in layer above freezing (14391 ft) — approximated · ≥60% layer 9829–17888 ft (8058 ft thick) — approximated

Jellyfish potentialMap & details →

Vivid

Reusable Hardware

All boosters →
First Stage · Flight-provenB1080
active25th flight
Flights27
Landings27/27100%
Fastest turn13d 12h
Recovered · ASDS · ASOG· 600 km downrange
44d 11h since last flight

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

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  2. #27Starlink Group 10-54+59d 3hASOGJun 12, 2026
  3. #26Starlink Group 10-24+40d 22hJRTIApr 14, 2026
  4. #24Starlink Group 6-100+58d 19hASOGJan 18, 2026
  5. #23Starlink Group 6-78+56d 19hJRTINov 21, 2025