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Starlink Group 10-53

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Starlink Group 10-53

Success

Falcon 9 Block 5
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May 29, 12:57:15 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+00:01:11

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+00:06:05

Entry Burn Startup

T+00:06:26

Entry Burn Shutdown

T+00:08:00

Stage 1 Landing Burn

T+00:08:22

Stage 1 Landing

T+00:08:40

SECO-1

T+00:52:04

SES-2

T+00:52:05

SECO-2

T+01:01:26

Starlink Deployment

Quick facts

VehicleFalcon 9 Block 5
OrbitLow Earth Orbit
PadSpace Launch Complex 40
SiteCape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
WindowMay 29, 11:52:00 UTC→May 29, 15:52:00 UTC

Vehicle

FamilyFalcon
Height70 m
Diameter3.65 m
Stages2
ReusableYes
LEO capacity22,800 kg
Track record599/600 successful
Landings586/591
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Orbital elements (TLE)

Orbit
Apogee257 km
Perigee247 km
Period89.5 min
Inclination53.16°

Launch heading 50° · NE from Starlink 10-53.

OrbitStarlink 10-53› conehigh
1 70100U 26117A 26149.58254630 .00000000 00000-0 00000-0 0 9990
2 70100 53.1610 338.3216 0007708 283.0907 342.7035 16.08155692 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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Q's read

Weather & scrubLOW risk
Weather Go90%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

Reusable Hardware

All boosters →
First Stage · Flight-provenB1085
active16th flight
Flights17
Landings17/17100%
Fastest turn23d 7h
Recovered · ASDS · ASOG· 600 km downrange
57d 1h since last flight

Booster used during the Crew-9 and Fram2 mission.

Previous flights · 16
  1. #17Sirius SXM-11+30d 13hASOGJun 29, 2026
  2. #15Starlink Group 10-58+23d 7hASOGApr 2, 2026
  3. #14EchoStar 25+54d 10hASOGMar 10, 2026
  4. #13Starlink Group 6-98+56d 17hASOGJan 14, 2026
  5. #12Starlink Group 6-94+58d 13hASOGNov 19, 2025