VANDENBERG SLC-4E

Falcon 9 Starlink Orbit Simulator

California Coastal Trajectory Corridor · 27 Starlink Satellites (17.5t) · Pacific ASDS Recovery
Stage 1 Velocity
0m/s
Altitude
0.0km
Orbital Velocity
0m/s
Dynamic Pressure (Q)
0.0kPa
Apogee / Perigee
0 / 0km
Downrange
0.0km
Flight Corridor: Vandenberg Southward Azimuth (~155°) PRE-LAUNCH PAD STATUS
SLC-4E Lat/Lon: 34.632° N, 120.611° W
Target Azimuth: 155.4° (South-Southeast)
ASDS Barge: "Of Course I Still Love You" (642 km S)
T+00:00
/ T+10:20
Sim Speed:
Dynamic Pressure Curve (Max-Q Analysis) Max-Q @ T+68s
27 Starlink Mini Separation Array Dispersion: 0.45 m/s
Tension-Rod Separation: 27 Units Stack Mass: 17,500 kg Array Drift: 0.45 m/s delta
Launch Flight Parameters
Gravity Turn Pitch Kick 12.5°
Determines atmospheric downrange arc clearing Pt. Conception
MECO Target Velocity 2240 m/s
Booster cutoff speed prior to ASDS flip & boostback
Target Perigee Altitude 290 km
Starlink insertion injection perigee target
Booster Recovery Profile
Est. Apogee: 298 km
Est. Perigee: 290 km
SECO-1 Velocity: 7780 m/s
Flight Event Timeline SLC-4E → Orbit
  • T-00:009 Merlin 1D Ignition & Liftoff from SLC-4E
  • T+01:08Max-Q (Maximum Dynamic Pressure peak ~34 kPa)
  • T+02:22MECO (Main Engine Cutoff at ~2,240 m/s)
  • T+02:26Pneumatic Stage Separation
  • T+02:32Second Stage SES-1 Ignition (M-Vac)
  • T+02:54Payload Fairing Jettison into Pacific
  • T+06:20Stage 1 Entry Burn (Pacific Corridor)
  • T+08:02Stage 1 ASDS Drone Ship Touchdown
  • T+08:40SECO-1 (Second Stage Engine Cutoff ~7,780 m/s)
  • T+09:4527 Starlink Satellites Tension Rod Release