List of Starlink and Starshield launches

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Starlink
60 Starlink v0.9 satellites stacked together before deployment on 24 May 2019.
ManufacturerSpaceX
Country of originUnited States
OperatorSpaceX
ApplicationsInternet service
Websitestarlink.com
Project cost$10 Billion
Specifications
Spacecraft typeSmall satellite
Launch massv 0.9: 227 kg (500 lb)
v 1.0: 260 kg (570 lb)
v 1.5: ~295 kg (650 lb)[1]-306 kg (675 lb)
v 2.0 ~1,250 kg (2,760 lb)[2]
Equipment
RegimeLow Earth orbit
Sun-synchronous orbit[citation needed]
Production
StatusActive
Launched
  • 6054[3]
  • Tintin: 2
  • v 0.9: 60
  • v 1.0: 1665
  • v 1.5: 2987
  • v 2.0 Mini: 1340 (25 March 2024)
Operational4794 as of 02 March 2024
Maiden launchFebruary 22, 2018; 6 years ago (2018-02-22)
Last launchMarch 25, 2024; 2 days ago (March 25, 2024)

Starlink is a satellite internet constellation operated by SpaceX[4][5] providing satellite Internet access to most of the Earth.[6][7] Starshield is a classified derivative of Starlink designed to be operated for and can host payloads for military or government purposes.

Launches[edit]

Starlink Launches[edit]

The deployment of the first 1,440 satellites will be into 72 orbital planes of 20 satellites each,[8] with a requested lower minimum elevation angle of beams to improve reception: 25° rather than the 40° of the other two orbital shells.[9]: 17  SpaceX launched the first 60 satellites of the constellation in May 2019 into a 450 km (280 mi) orbit and expected up to six launches in 2019 at that time, with 720 satellites (12 × 60) for continuous coverage in 2020.[10][11]

In August 2019, SpaceX expected four more launches in 2019[12] and at least nine launches in 2020,[13] but since January 2020 expectations had increased to 24 total launches in 2020.[14]

In March 2020, SpaceX reported producing six satellites per day.[15]

Starlink satellites are also planned to launch on Starship, an under-development rocket of SpaceX with a much larger payload capacity.[16]

In February 2021, Musk stated that the satellites are traveling on 25 orbital planes clustered between 53° north and south of the equator.[17]

Starlink launches
No. Mission Sat. Ver. COSPAR ID Date and time,
UTC
Launch site Orbit Satellites Outcome
Altitude Orbital Inclination Deployed [3] Working [3]
Tintin[18] v0.1 2018-020 22 February 2018, 14:17[19][20] VAFB, SLC-4E 514 km (319 mi) 97.5° [21] 2 0 Success
Two test satellites known as Tintin A and B[22] (MicroSat-2a and 2b) that were deployed as co-payloads to the Paz satellite. As of 1 September 2020, the orbits have decayed and both satellites have reentered the atmosphere.[23][24][25]
1 v0.9[26] v0.9 2019-029 24 May 2019, 02:30[27] CCAFS, SLC-40 440–550 km (270–340 mi) [28] 53.0° 60 0 Success[29]
First launch of 60 Starlink test satellites.[30] Said to be "production design", these are used to test various aspects of the network, including deorbiting.[31] They do not yet have the planned satellite interlink capabilities and they only communicate with antennas on Earth. A day after launch an amateur astronomer in the Netherlands was one of the first to publish a video showing the satellites flying across the sky as a "train" of bright lights.[32] By five weeks post launch, 57 of the 60 satellites had been "healthy" while 3 were non-operational and derelict, but deorbited due to atmospheric drag.[33] All working satellites were intentionally deorbited by May 2021,[34] and all remaining failed spacecraft re-entered by October 2022.[35]
2 L1[36] v1.0 2019-074 11 November 2019, 14:56[37] CCAFS, SLC-40 550 km (340 mi) 53.0° 60 46 Success
First launch of Starlink "operational" satellites (v1.0),[37] with an increased mass of 260 kg each and included Ka-band antennas.[38] Satellites were released in a circular orbit at around 290 km altitude, from which the satellites raised their altitude by themselves.
3 L2 v1.0 2020-001 7 January 2020, 02:19:21[39] CCAFS, SLC-40 550 km (340 mi) 53.0° 60 46 Success
One of the satellites, dubbed DarkSat,[40] has an experimental coating to make it less reflective, and to reduce the impact on ground-based astronomical observations.[41]
4 L3 v1.0 2020-006 29 January 2020, 14:06[42] CCAFS, SLC-40 550 km (340 mi) 53.0° 60 47 Success
5 L4 v1.0 2020-012 17 February 2020, 15:05[43] CCAFS, SLC-40 550 km (340 mi) 53.0° 60 48 Success
First time the satellites were released in an elliptical orbit (212 × 386 km).
6 L5 v1.0 2020-019 18 March 2020, 12:16:39[39] KSC, LC-39A 550 km (340 mi) 53.0° 60 53 Success
7 L6 v1.0 2020-025 22 April 2020, 19:30:30[44] KSC, LC-39A 550 km (340 mi) 53.0° 60 51 Success
8 L7 v1.0 2020-035 4 June 2020, 01:25:00[45] CCAFS, SLC-40 550 km (340 mi) 53.0° 60 54 Success
One of the satellites, dubbed VisorSat, has a sunshade to reduce the impact on ground-based astronomical observations.[46]
9 L8 v1.0 2020-038 13 June 2020, 09:21:18[47] CCAFS, SLC-40 550 km (340 mi) 53.0° 58 42 Success
First Starlink rideshare launch, carrying only 58 of SpaceX's satellites plus three Planet Labs, SkySats 16-18 Earth-observation satellites.[47]
10 L9 v1.0 2020-055 7 August 2020, 05:12:05[39] KSC, LC-39A 550 km (340 mi) 53.0° 57 54 Success
BlackSky Global 7 and 8, the 5th and 6th BlackSky Global satellites, launched as rideshare payloads.[48] All of the Starlink satellites are outfitted with the sunshade visor that was tested on a single satellite on 4 June 2020 launch.[49]
11 L10 v1.0 2020-057 18 August 2020, 14:31:16 [39][50] CCAFS, SLC-40 550 km (340 mi) 53.0° 58 53 Success
Rideshare satellites from Planet Labs, SkySats 19-21 Earth-observation satellites.
12 L11 v1.0 2020-062 3 September 2020, 12:46:14[8] KSC, LC-39A 550 km (340 mi) 53.0° 60 52 Success
13 L12 v1.0 2020-070 6 October 2020, 11:29:34[51] KSC, LC-39A 550 km (340 mi) 53.0° 60 50 Success
14 L13 v1.0 2020-073 18 October 2020, 12:25:57[39] KSC, LC-39A 550 km (340 mi) 53.0° 60 47 Success
15 L14 v1.0 2020-074 24 October 2020, 15:31:34[52] CCAFS, SLC-40 550 km (340 mi) 53.0° 60 43 Success
16 L15 v1.0 2020-088 25 November 2020, 02:13:12[53] CCAFS, SLC-40 550 km (340 mi) 53.0° 60 41 Success
17 L16 v1.0 2021-005 20 January 2021, 13:02:00 [39] KSC, LC-39A 550 km (340 mi) 53.0° 60 57 Success
Tr-1 v1.0 2021-006 24 January 2021, 15:00:00 [54] CCSFS, SLC-40 560 km (350 mi) 97.5° [54] 10 0 Success
Part of Transporter-1 (SmallSat Rideshare Mission 1).[55] First launch of production Starlink satellites to polar orbits.
18 L18 v1.0 2021-009 4 February 2021, 06:19:00[56] CCSFS, SLC-40 550 km (340 mi) 53.0° 60 56 Success
19 L19 v1.0 2021-012 16 February 2021, 03:59:37[57] CCSFS, SLC-40 550 km (340 mi) 53.0° 60 57 Success
SpaceX lost the Falcon 9 booster in the Atlantic Ocean.[57]
20 L17 v1.0 2021-017 4 March 2021, 08:24:54[58] KSC, LC-39A 550 km (340 mi) 53.0° 60 56 Success
Second stage failed to deorbit actively, reentered March 26 over Oregon and Washington in the United States.[59]
21 L20 v1.0 2021-018 11 March 2021, 08:13:29[60] CCSFS, SLC-40 550 km (340 mi) 53.0° 60 60 Success
22 L21 v1.0 2021-021 14 March 2021, 10:01:26[61] KSC, LC-39A 550 km (340 mi) 53.0° 60 56 Success
23 L22 v1.0 2021-024 24 March 2021, 08:28:24[62] CCSFS, SLC-40 550 km (340 mi) 53.0° 60 44 Success
24 L23 v1.0 2021-027 7 April 2021, 16:34:18[39] CCSFS, SLC-40 550 km (340 mi) 53.0° 60 60 Success
25 L24 v1.0 2021-036 29 April 2021, 03:44:00[39] CCSFS, SLC-40 550 km (340 mi) 53.0° 60 60 Success
26 L25 v1.0 2021-038 4 May 2021, 19:01[39] KSC, LC-39A 550 km (340 mi) 53.0° 60 60 Success
27 L27 v1.0 2021-040 9 May 2021, 06:42[63] CCSFS, SLC-40 550 km (340 mi) 53.0° 60 58 Success
28 L26 v1.0 2021-041 15 May 2021, 22:56[64] KSC, LC-39A 569–582 km (354–362 mi) 53.0° 52 49 Success
Rideshare satellites: a radar Earth imaging satellite for Capella Space, and an Earth observation satellite, Tyvak 0130, for Tyvak Nano-Satellite Systems.
29 L28 v1.0 2021-044 26 May 2021, 18:59 [65] CCSFS, SLC-40 550 km (340 mi)[66] 53.0° 60 60 Success
Last v1.0 and Group 1 Starlink Launch.
Tr-2 v1.5[67] 2021-059 30 June 2021, 19:31[68] CCSFS, SLC-40 560 km (350 mi) 97.5° 3 3 Success
Part of Transporter-2 (SmallSat Rideshare Mission 2).[69] Second launch of production Starlink and first launch of 3 prototype Starlink v1.5 satellites to polar orbits.
30 Group 2-1 v1.5 2021-082 14 September 2021, 03:55:50[70] VSFB, SLC-4E 570 km (350 mi) 70.0° 51 51 Success
First launch of operational Starlink satellites from Vandenberg Space Force Base, and first launch into a high-inclination, non-SSO orbit. Musk stated that the operational satellites were version 1.5 and featured "laser inter-satellite links, which are needed for high latitudes and mid-ocean coverage".[71]
31 Group 4-1 v1.5 2021-104 13 November 2021, 11:19:30[72] CCSFS, SLC-40 540 km (340 mi) 53.2° 53 52 Success
First launch of Group 4 Starlink satellites.
32 Group 4-3 v1.5 2021-115 2 December 2021, 23:12:15[73] CCSFS, SLC-40 540 km (340 mi) 53.2° 48 48 Success
Rideshare satellites: BlackSky-16 Gen-2 and BlackSky-17 Gen-2.
33 Group 4-4 v1.5 2021-125 18 December 2021, 12:41:40[74] VSFB, SLC-4E 540 km (340 mi) 53.2° 52 50 Success
34 Group 4-5 v1.5 2022-001 6 January 2022, 21:49:10[75] KSC, LC-39A 540 km (340 mi) 53.2° 49 49 Success
35 Group 4-6 v1.5 2022-005 19 January 2022, 02:02:40[76] KSC, LC-39A 540 km (340 mi) 53.2° 49 49 Success
36 Group 4-7 v1.5 2022-010 3 February 2022, 18:13:20[77] KSC, LC-39A 540 km (340 mi) 53.2° 49 10 Success
On 4 February 2022, the satellites deployed on this mission were significantly impacted by a G2-rated geomagnetic storm. The satellites were commanded into a safe-mode, but increased atmospheric drag prevented the satellites from leaving safe-mode to begin manoeuvering from the low deployment altitude to an operational orbit. On 8 February 2022, SpaceX confirmed that up to 40 of the 49 deployed satellites will reenter or have reentered the Earth's atmosphere.[78][79] By 12 February, 38 satellites had reentered the atmosphere while the remaining 11 continued to raise their orbits.[80]
37 Group 4-8 v1.5 2022-016 21 February 2022, 14:44:20[81] CCSFS, SLC-40 540 km (340 mi) 53.2° 46 46 Success
38 Group 4-11 v1.5 2022-017 25 February 2022, 17:12:10[82] VSFB, SLC-4E 540 km (340 mi) 53.2° 50 49 Success
39 Group 4-9 v1.5 2022-022 3 March 2022, 14:25[83] KSC, LC-39A 540 km (340 mi) 53.2° 47 47 Success
40 Group 4-10 v1.5 2022-025 9 March 2022, 13:45:10[84] CCSFS, SLC-40 540 km (340 mi) 53.2° 48 47 Success
Starlink 3680 (or Starlink 2022-025P) launched in this stack has maneuvered and moved to Shell 1 of starlink satellites. Possibly some other satellites in this stack will also joining the Shell 1 starlinks in near future.[85]
41 Group 4-12 v1.5 2022-029 19 March 2022, 04:42:30[86] CCSFS, SLC-40 540 km (340 mi) 53.2° 53 47 Success
42 Group 4-14 v1.5 2022-041 21 April 2022, 17:51:40[87] CCSFS, SLC-40 540 km (340 mi) 53.2° 53 52 Success
43 Group 4-16 v1.5 2022-045 29 April 2022, 21:27:10[88] CCSFS, SLC-40 540 km (340 mi) 53.2° 53 52 Success
44 Group 4-17 v1.5 2022-049 6 May 2022, 09:42[89] KSC, LC-39A 540 km (340 mi) 53.2° 53 53 Success
45 Group 4-13 v1.5 2022-051 13 May 2022, 22:07:50[90] VSFB, SLC-4E 540 km (340 mi) 53.2° 53 53 Success
46 Group 4-15 v1.5 2022-052 14 May 2022, 20:40:50[91] CCSFS, SLC-40 540 km (340 mi) 53.2° 53 53 Success
First Starlink launch on a new Falcon first stage booster (All prior flights were with reused boosters).
47 Group 4-18 v1.5 2022-053 18 May 2022, 10:59:40[92] KSC, LC-39A 540 km (340 mi) 53.2° 53 53 Success
48 Group 4-19 v1.5 2022-062 17 June 2022, 16:09:20[93] KSC, LC-39A 540 km (340 mi) 53.2° 53 53 Success
49 Group 4-21 v1.5 2022-076 7 July 2022, 13:11:10[94] CCSFS, SLC-40 540 km (340 mi) 53.2° 53 52 Success
50 Group 3-1 v1.5 2022-077 11 July 2022, 01:39:40[95] CCSFS, SLC-40 560 km (350 mi) 97.6° 46 46 Success
50th dedicated Starlink launch.
51 Group 4-22 v1.5 2022-083 17 July 2022, 14:20[96] CCSFS, SLC-40 540 km (340 mi) 53.2° 53 53 Success
52 Group 3-2 v1.5 2022-084 22 July 2022, 17:39:40[97] VSFB, SLC-4E 560 km (350 mi) 97.6° 46 46 Success
53 Group 4-25 v1.5 2022-086 24 July 2022, 13:38:20[98] KSC, LC-39A 540 km (340 mi) 53.2° 53 51 Success
54 Group 4-26 v1.5 2022-097 10 August 2022, 02:14:40[99] KSC, LC-39A 540 km (340 mi) 53.2° 52 51 Success
55 Group 3-3 v1.5 2022-099 12 August 2022, 21:40:20[100] VSFB, SLC-4E 560 km (350 mi) 97.6° 46 46 Success
56 Group 4-27 v1.5 2022-101 19 August 2022, 19:21:20[101] CCSFS, SLC-40 540 km (340 mi) 53.2° 53 53 Success
57 Group 4-23 v1.5 2022-104 28 August 2022, 03:41[102] CCSFS, SLC-40 540 km (340 mi) 53.2° 54 51 Success
Heaviest Falcon 9 launch carrying a east-coast Starlink network launch for 53.2° inclination orbit located at 540 km altitude. This flight, Group 4-23, was moved from 39A to 40 to de-conflict with Artemis I operations at 39B, and booster B1069.2 from the 4-20 mission was swapped with B1067.6.[102]
58 Group 3-4 v1.5 2022-105 31 August 2022, 05:40:10[103] VSFB, SLC-4E 560 km (350 mi) 97.6° 46 46 Success
59 Group 4-20 v1.5 2022-107 5 September 2022, 02:09:40[104] CCSFS, SLC-40 540 km (340 mi) 53.2° 51 46 Success
Rideshare satellites: Sherpa-LTC2 carried a sole hosted payload will be Boeing's Varuna Technology Demonstration Mission, a pathfinder for a planned constellation of broadband satellites.
60 Group 4-2 v1.5 2022-111 11 September 2022, 01:20[105] KSC, LC-39A 540 km (340 mi) 53.2° 34 31 Success
Rideshare satellites: BlueWalker-3 was released into a 513 km circular orbit.[105]
61 Group 4-34 v1.5 2022-114 19 September 2022, 00:18:40[106] CCSFS, SLC-40 540 km (340 mi) 53.2° 54 53 Success
62 Group 4-35 v1.5 2022-119 24 September 2022, 23:32:10[107] CCSFS, SLC-40 540 km (340 mi) 53.2° 52 51 Success
63 Group 4-29 v1.5 2022-125 5 October 2022, 23:10:30[108] VSFB, SLC-4E 540 km (340 mi) 53.2° 52 52 Success
Set a new record for the shortest time between two Falcon 9 launches at 7 hours and 10 minutes.
64 Group 4-36 v1.5 2022-136 20 October 2022, 14:50:40[109] CCSFS, SLC-40 540 km (340 mi) 53.2° 54 53 Success
65 Group 4-31 v1.5 2022-141 28 October 2022, 01:14[110] VSFB, SLC-4E 540 km (340 mi) 53.2° 53 53 Success
66 Group 4-37 v1.5 2022-175 17 December 2022, 21:32[111] KSC, LC-39A 540 km (340 mi) 53.2° 54 54 Success
67 Group 5-1 v1.5 2022-177 28 December 2022, 9:34[112] CCSFS, SLC-40 530 km (330 mi) 43.0° 54 54 Success
First launch into an initial shell of the second generation Starlink constellation.[112]
68 Group 2-4 v1.5 2023-010 19 January 2023, 15:43[113] VSFB, SLC-4E 570 km (350 mi) 70.0° 51 50 Success
69 Group 5-2 v1.5 2023-013 26 January 2023, 9:32 CCSFS, SLC-40 530 km (330 mi) 43.0° 56 55 Success
70 Group 2-6 v1.5 2023-014 31 January 2023, 16:15 VSFB, SLC-4E 570 km (350 mi) 70.0° 49 47 Success
Rideshare satellites: ION SCV-009 carries HPS' ADEO-N3, EPFL's Bunny, and StardustMe's SD-1 as hosted payloads.[114][115] ION SCV-009 will deploy a satellite simulator using EBAD's 8" Payload Release Ring.
71 Group 5-3 v1.5 2023-015 2 February 2023, 7:58 KSC, LC-39A 530 km (330 mi) 43.0° 53 52 Success
72 Group 5-4 v1.5 2023-020 12 February 2023, 5:10 CCSFS, SLC-40 530 km (330 mi) 43.0° 55 54 Success
73 Group 2-5 v1.5 2023-021 17 February 2023, 19:12 VSFB, SLC-4E 570 km (350 mi) 70.0° 51 50 Success
74 Group 6-1 v2.0 Mini 2023-026 27 February 2023, 23:13 CCSFS, SLC-40 559 km (347 mi) 43.0° 21 15 Success
First launch of larger, upgraded Starlink V2 Mini satellites with four times the bandwidth of previous models. First use of an Argon-fueled Hall-effect thruster in space, with higher thrust and specific impulse and much lower propellant cost than SpaceX's previous Krypton-fueled thrusters.[116] With the unknown of when Starship will be able to launch the second generation satellites, SpaceX modified the original V2 blueprint into a smaller, more compact one named “V2 Mini.” This adjustment, allowed Falcon 9 to transport these satellites, though not as many, into orbit.[117] The first launch of the second satellites occurred on Monday, February 27, 2023 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida on SLC-40. Falcon 9 successfully carried 21 of these satellites into orbit later that evening. SpaceX committed to reduce debris by keeping the Starlink tension rods, which hold the V2 mini satellites together, attached to the Falcon 9 second stage. These tension rods were discarded into orbit while launching earlier version of Starlink satellites.[118] Observations confirm these V2 mini satellites host two solar panels like the Starship V2 satellites.[119]
75 Group 2-7 v1.5 2023-028 3 March 2023, 18:38 VSFB, SLC-4E 570 km (350 mi) 70.0° 51 51 Success
76 Group 2-8 v1.5 2023-037 17 March 2023, 19:26 VSFB, SLC-4E 570 km (350 mi) 70.0° 52 52 Success
77 Group 5-5 v1.5 2023-042 24 March 2023, 15:43 CCSFS, SLC-40 530 km (330 mi) 43.0° 56 56 Success
78 Group 5-10 v1.5 2023-046 29 March 2023, 20:01 CCSFS, SLC-40 530 km (330 mi) 43.0° 56 56 Success
79 Group 6-2 v2.0 Mini 2023-056 19 April 2023, 14:31 CCSFS, SLC-40 559 km (347 mi) 43.0° 21 20 Success
80 Group 3-5 v1.5 2023-058 27 April 2023, 13:40 VSFB, SLC-4E 560 km (350 mi) 97.6° 46 46 Success
81 Group 5-6 v1.5 2023-061 4 May 2023, 07:31 CCSFS, SLC-40 530 km (330 mi) 43.0° 56 56 Success
82 Group 2-9 v1.5 2023-064 10 May 2023, 20:09 VSFB, SLC-4E 570 km (350 mi) 70.0° 51 51 Success
83 Group 5-9 v1.5 2023-065 14 May 2023, 05:03 CCSFS, SLC-40 530 km (330 mi) 43.0° 56 56 Success
84 Group 6-3 v2.0 Mini 2023-067 19 May 2023, 06:19 CCSFS, SLC-40 559 km (347 mi) 43.0° 22 21 Success
85 Group 2-10 v1.5 2023-078 31 May 2023, 06:02 VSFB, SLC-4E 570 km (350 mi) 70.0° 52 52 Success
86 Group 6-4 v2.0 Mini 2023-079 4 June 2023, 12:20 CCSFS, SLC-40 559 km (347 mi) 43.0° 22 19 Success
87 Group 5-11 v1.5 2023-083 12 June 2023, 07:10 CCSFS, SLC-40 530 km (330 mi) 43.0° 52 52 Success
88 Group 5-7 v1.5 2023-088 22 June 2023, 07:19 VSFB, SLC-4E 530 km (330 mi) 43.0° 47 47 Success
89 Group 5-12 v1.5 2023-090 23 June 2023, 15:35 CCSFS, SLC-40 530 km (330 mi) 43.0° 56 56 Success
90 Group 5-13 v1.5 2023-094 7 July 2023, 19:29 VSFB, SLC-4E 530 km (330 mi) 43.0° 48 48 Success
91 Group 6-5 v2.0 Mini 2023-096 10 July 2023, 03:58 CCSFS, SLC-40 559 km (347 mi) 43.0° 22 22 Success
92 Group 5-15 v1.5 2023-099 16 July 2023, 03:50 CCSFS, SLC-40 530 km (330 mi) 43.0° 54 54 Success
93 Group 6-15 v2.0 Mini 2023-102 19 July 2023, 04:09 VSFB, SLC-4E 559 km (347 mi) 43.0° 15 15 Success
94 Group 6-6 v2.0 Mini 2023-105 24 July 2023, 00:50 CCSFS, SLC-40 559 km (347 mi) 43.0° 22 22 Success
95 Group 6-7 v2.0 Mini 2023-107 28 July 2023, 04:01 CCSFS, SLC-40 559 km (347 mi) 43.0° 22 22 Success
96 Group 6-8 v2.0 Mini 2023-113 7 August 2023, 02:41 CCSFS, SLC-40 559 km (347 mi) 43.0° 22 22 Success
97 Group 6-20 v2.0 Mini 2023-115 8 August 2023, 03:57 VSFB, SLC-4E 559 km (347 mi) 43.0° 15 15 Success
98 Group 6-9 v2.0 Mini 2023-119 11 August 2023, 05:17 CCSFS, SLC-40 559 km (347 mi) 43.0° 22 22 Success
99 Group 6-10 v2.0 Mini 2023-122 17 August 2023, 03:36 CCSFS, SLC-40 559 km (347 mi) 43.0° 22 22 Success
100 Group 7-1 v2.0 Mini 2023-124 22 August 2023, 09:37 VSFB, SLC-4E 525 km (326 mi) 53.05° 21 21 Success
Centenary launch of a batch of Starlink satellites (excluding launch of Tintin A&B).
101 Group 6-11 v2.0 Mini 2023-129 27 August 2023, 01:05 CCSFS, SLC-40 559 km (347 mi) 43.0° 22 22 Success
102 Group 6-13 v2.0 Mini 2023-131 1 September 2023, 02:21 CCSFS, SLC-40 559 km (347 mi) 43.0° 22 22 Success
103 Group 6-12 v2.0 Mini 2023-134 4 September 2023, 02:47 KSC, LC-39A 559 km (347 mi) 43.0° 21 21 Success
104 Group 6-14 v2.0 Mini 2023-138 9 September 2023, 03:12 CCSFS, SLC-40 559 km (347 mi) 43.0° 22 22 Success
105 Group 7-2 v2.0 Mini 2023-141 12 September 2023, 06:57 VSFB, SLC-4E 525 km (326 mi) 53.05° 21 21 Success
106 Group 6-16 v2.0 Mini 2023-144 16 September 2023, 03:38 CCSFS, SLC-40 559 km (347 mi) 43.0° 22 22 Success
107 Group 6-17 v2.0 Mini 2023-146 20 September 2023, 03:38 CCSFS, SLC-40 559 km (347 mi) 43.0° 22 22 Success
108 Group 6-18 v2.0 Mini 2023-147 24 September 2023, 03:38 CCSFS, SLC-40 559 km (347 mi) 43.0° 22 22 Success
109 Group 7-3 v2.0 Mini 2023-148 25 September 2023, 08:48 VSFB, SLC-4E 525 km (326 mi) 53.05° 21 21 Success
110 Group 6-19 v2.0 Mini 2023-151 30 September 2023, 02:00 CCSFS, SLC-40 559 km (347 mi) 43.0° 22 22 Success
111 Group 6-21 v2.0 Mini 2023-153 5 October 2023, 05:36 CCSFS, SLC-40 559 km (347 mi) 43.0° 22 22 Success
112 Group 7-4 v2.0 Mini 2023-156 9 October 2023, 07:23 VSFB, SLC-4E 525 km (326 mi) 53.05° 21 21 Success
113 Group 6-22 v2.0 Mini 2023-158 13 October 2023, 23:01 CCSFS, SLC-40 559 km (347 mi) 43.0° 22 22 Success
114 Group 6-23 v2.0 Mini 2023-160 18 October 2023, 00:39 CCSFS, SLC-40 559 km (347 mi) 43.0° 22 22 Success
115 Group 7-5 v2.0 Mini 2023-161 21 October 2023, 08:23 VSFB, SLC-4E 525 km (326 mi) 53.05° 21 21 Success
116 Group 6-24 v2.0 Mini 2023-162 22 October 2023, 02:17 CCSFS, SLC-40 559 km (347 mi) 43.0° 23 23 Success
117 Group 7-6 v2.0 Mini 2023-166 29 October 2023, 09:00 VSFB, SLC-4E 525 km (326 mi) 53.05° 22 22 Success
118 Group 6-25 v2.0 Mini 2023-167 30 October 2023, 23:20 CCSFS, SLC-40 559 km (347 mi) 43.0° 23 23 Success
119 Group 6-26 v2.0 Mini 2023-170 4 November 2023, 00:37 CCSFS, SLC-40 559 km (347 mi) 43.0° 23 23 Success
120 Group 6-27 v2.0 Mini 2023-171 8 November 2023, 05:05 CCSFS, SLC-40 559 km (347 mi) 43.0° 23 23 Success
121 Group 6-28 v2.0 Mini 2023-177 18 November 2023, 05:05 CCSFS, SLC-40 559 km (347 mi) 43.0° 23 23 Success
122 Group 7-7 v2.0 Mini 2023-178 20 November 2023, 10:30 VSFB, SLC-4E 525 km (326 mi) 53.05° 22 22 Success
123 Group 6-29 v2.0 Mini 2023-180 22 November 2023, 07:47 CCSFS, SLC-40 559 km (347 mi) 43.0° 23 23 Success
124 Group 6-30 v2.0 Mini 2023-183 28 November 2023, 04:20 CCSFS, SLC-40 559 km (347 mi) 43.0° 23 23 Success
125 Group 6-31 v2.0 Mini 2023-186 3 December 2023, 04:00 CCSFS, SLC-40 559 km (347 mi) 43.0° 23 23 Success
126 Group 6-33 v2.0 Mini 2023-191 7 December 2023, 05:07 CCSFS, SLC-40 559 km (347 mi) 43.0° 23 23 Success
127 Group 7-8 v2.0 Mini 2023-192 8 December 2023, 08:03 VSFB, SLC-4E 525 km (326 mi) 53.05° 22 22 Success
128 Group 6-34 v2.0 Mini 2023-200 19 December 2023, 04:00 CCSFS, SLC-40 559 km (347 mi) 43.0° 23 23 Success
129 Group 6-32 v2.0 Mini 2023-203 23 December 2023, 04:00 CCSFS, SLC-40 559 km (347 mi) 43.0° 23 23 Success
130 Group 6-36 v2.0 Mini 2023-211 29 December 2023, 04:00 CCSFS, SLC-40 559 km (347 mi) 43.0° 23 23 Success
131 Group 7-9 v2.0 Mini 2024-002 3 January 2024, 03:44 VSFB, SLC-4E 525 km (326 mi) 53.05° 21 21 Success
6 satellites on this mission with Direct to Cell capability will further global connectivity and help to eliminate dead zones.
132 Group 6-35 v2.0 Mini 2024-005 07 January 2024, 22:35 CCSFS, SLC-40 559 km (347 mi) 43.0° 23 23 Success
133 Group 7-10 v2.0 Mini 2024-011 14 January 2024, 08:59 VSFB, SLC-4E 525 km (326 mi) 53.05° 22 22 Success
134 Group 6-37 v2.0 Mini 2024-012 15 January 2024, 01:52 CCSFS, SLC-40 559 km (347 mi) 43.0° 23 23 Success
135 Group 7-11 v2.0 Mini 2024-017 24 January 2024, 00:35 VSFB, SLC-4E 525 km (326 mi) 53.05° 22 22 Success
136 Group 6-38 v2.0 Mini 2024-019 29 January 2024, 01:10 CCSFS, SLC-40 559 km (347 mi) 43.0° 23 23 Success
137 Group 7-12 v2.0 Mini 2024-020 29 January 2024, 05:02 VSFB, SLC-4E 525 km (326 mi) 53.05° 22 22 Success
138 Group 7-13 v2.0 Mini 2024-027 10 February 2024, 00:34 VSFB, SLC-4E 525 km (326 mi) 53.05° 22 22 Success
139 Group 7-14 v2.0 Mini 2024-031 15 February 2024, 21:34 VSFB, SLC-4E 525 km (326 mi) 53.05° 22 22 Success
140 Group 7-15 v2.0 Mini 2024-036 23 February 2024, 04:11 VSFB, SLC-4E 525 km (326 mi) 53.05° 22 22 Success
141 Group 6-39 v2.0 Mini 2024-038 25 February 2024, 22:06 CCSFS, SLC-40 559 km (347 mi) 43.0° 24 24 Success
142 Group 6-40 v2.0 Mini 2024-041 29 February 2024, 15:30 CCSFS, SLC-40 559 km (347 mi) 43.0° 23 23 Success
143 Group 6-41 v2.0 Mini 2024-044 04 March 2024, 23:54 CCSFS, SLC-40 559 km (347 mi) 43.0° 23 23 Success
144 Group 6-43 v2.0 Mini 2024-045 11 March 2024, 00:03 CCSFS, SLC-40 559 km (347 mi) 43.0° 23 23 Success
145 Group 7-17 v2.0 Mini 2024-046 11 March 2024, 04:09 VSFB, SLC-4E 525 km (326 mi) 53.05° 23 23 Success
146 Group 6-44 v2.0 Mini 2024-049 16 March 2024, 00:21 CCSFS, SLC-40 559 km (347 mi) 43.0° 23 23 Success
147 Group 7-16 v2.0 Mini 2024-050 19 March 2024, 02:28 VSFB, SLC-4E 525 km (326 mi) 53.05° 20 20 Success
Rideshare satellites: Two Starshield satellites.[120][121][122]
148 Group 6-42 v2.0 Mini 2024-056 24 March 2024, 03:09 CCSFS, SLC-40 559 km (347 mi) 43.0° 23 23 Success
149 Group 6-46 v2.0 Mini 2024-057 25 March 2024, 23:42 CCSFS, SLC-40 559 km (347 mi) 43.0° 23 23 Success

Totals[edit]

Starlink satellites in orbit from May 2019 to April 2021

As of 26 March 2024:[3]

  • Satellites launched: 6077
  • Satellites failed or deorbited: 467
  • Satellites in orbit: 5680
  • Satellites working: 5610
  • Satellites operational: 5159

Starshield[edit]

Starshield launches[123]
No. Mission Name or Designation Sat. Ver. COSPAR ID Date and time,
UTC
Launch site Orbit Satellites Outcome Customer
Altitude Orbital Inclination Deployed Working
USA 312-313[124] v1.0 2020-101 19 December 2020
14:00:00
KSC, LC-39A 540 km (340 mi)[125] 53° 2[126] 2 Success National Reconnaissance Office
Posssibly launched on NROL-108 mission. Likely test Starshield satellites.[127]
1 USA 320-323 v1.5 2022-002 13 January 2022
15:25:38
CCSFS, SLC-40 525 km (326 mi) 97.6° 4 1 Success Unknown US Government Agency
Likely test versions or operational Starshield satellites. Part of Transporter-3 (SmallSat Rideshare Mission 3).
2 USA 328-331 v1.5 2022-064 19 June 2022
04:27
CCSFS, SLC-40 535 km (332 mi) 52° 4 4 Success Unknown US Government Agency
Likely test versions or operational Starshield satellites. Launched with Globalstar-2 FM-15 (M087) mission.
3 Tracking Layer (Tranche 0A) v1.5 2023-050 2 April 2023
14:29
VSFB, SLC-4E 951 km (591 mi)[128] 80.99°[128] 2[129] 2 Success Space Development Agency
Likely operational Starshield satellites. Hosts infrared payloads manufactured by Leidos. Launched with 8 York Space Systems-built Transport layer satellites on this mission.[130][131]
4 Tracking Layer (Tranche 0B) v1.5 2023-133 2 September 2023
14:25
VSFB, SLC-4E 951 km (591 mi)[128] 80.99° 2[129] 2 Success Space Development Agency
Likely operational Starshield satellites. Hosts infrared payloads manufactured by Leidos. Launched with one York Space Systems-built and 10 Lockheed Martin/Tyvak Space Systems-built Transport layer satellites on this mission.[131]
5 USA 350-351 v2.0 Mini 2024-050 19 March 2024, 02:28 VSFB, SLC-4E 525 km (326 mi) 53.05° 2 2 Success Unknown US Government Agency
Launched as a part of Starlink Group 7-16 mission.[132][133]

See also[edit]

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