RocketFalcon 9variant FT5
SpaceportCape Canaveral & Kennedypad LC40
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencySpaceXUnited States
Flight
- Date and time (UTC)
- May 9, 2021, 06:42
- Launch designation
- 2021-040
- Mission
- Starlink V1.0-L27
- Flight name
- Starlink-28 (N27)
- Vehicle flight ID
- 117/B1051.10 F118
- Flight code
- L27 (60)
- Year
- Launches in 2021
Orbit and payload
- Initial apogee
- 563 km
- Payload mass to orbit
- 16.0 t
- Payloads
- 60
- GCAT launch code
- OS
Payloads
| Payload | Designation | Owner | Mission type | Mass | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starlink 2461 | 2021-040ANORAD 48428 | SpaceX (Seattle) | Communications | 260 kg | In orbit |
| Starlink 2749 | 2021-040BNORAD 48429 | SpaceX (Seattle) | Communications | 260 kg | Reentered (orbital decay) · Jan 10, 2025 |
| Starlink 2729 | 2021-040CNORAD 48430 | SpaceX (Seattle) | Communications | 260 kg | Reentered (orbital decay) · May 15, 2024 |
| Starlink 2700 | 2021-040DNORAD 48431 | SpaceX (Seattle) | Communications | 260 kg | In orbit |
| Starlink 2680 | 2021-040ENORAD 48432 | SpaceX (Seattle) | Communications | 260 kg | In orbit |
| Starlink 2699 | 2021-040FNORAD 48433 | SpaceX (Seattle) | Communications | 260 kg | In orbit |
| Starlink 2692 | 2021-040GNORAD 48434 | SpaceX (Seattle) | Communications | 260 kg | In orbit |
| Starlink 2633 | 2021-040HNORAD 48435 | SpaceX (Seattle) | Communications | 260 kg | In orbit |
| Starlink 2639 | 2021-040JNORAD 48436 | SpaceX (Seattle) | Communications | 260 kg | In orbit |
| Starlink 2642 | 2021-040KNORAD 48437 | SpaceX (Seattle) | Communications | 260 kg | In orbit |
| Starlink 2640 | 2021-040LNORAD 48438 | SpaceX (Seattle) | Communications | 260 kg | In orbit |
| Starlink 2583 | 2021-040MNORAD 48439 | SpaceX (Seattle) | Communications | 260 kg | In orbit |
| Starlink 2682 | 2021-040NNORAD 48440 | SpaceX (Seattle) | Communications | 260 kg | In orbit |
| Starlink 2702 | 2021-040PNORAD 48441 | SpaceX (Seattle) | Communications | 260 kg | In orbit |
| Starlink 2644 | 2021-040QNORAD 48442 | SpaceX (Seattle) | Communications | 260 kg | In orbit |
| Starlink 2663 | 2021-040RNORAD 48443 | SpaceX (Seattle) | Communications | 260 kg | In orbit |
| Starlink 2645 | 2021-040SNORAD 48444 | SpaceX (Seattle) | Communications | 260 kg | In orbit |
| Starlink 2634 | 2021-040TNORAD 48445 | SpaceX (Seattle) | Communications | 260 kg | In orbit |
| Starlink 2247 | 2021-040UNORAD 48446 | SpaceX (Seattle) | Communications | 260 kg | Reentered (orbital decay) · Sep 14, 2024 |
| Starlink 2269 | 2021-040VNORAD 48447 | SpaceX (Seattle) | Communications | 260 kg | Reentered (orbital decay) · May 16, 2024 |
| Starlink 2632 | 2021-040WNORAD 48448 | SpaceX (Seattle) | Communications | 260 kg | Reentered (orbital decay) · Aug 13, 2024 |
| Starlink 2655 | 2021-040XNORAD 48449 | SpaceX (Seattle) | Communications | 260 kg | In orbit |
| Starlink 2660 | 2021-040YNORAD 48450 | SpaceX (Seattle) | Communications | 260 kg | Reentered (orbital decay) · Dec 21, 2025 |
| Starlink 2652 | 2021-040ZNORAD 48451 | SpaceX (Seattle) | Communications | 260 kg | Reentered (orbital decay) · Aug 17, 2024 |
| Starlink 2703 | 2021-040AANORAD 48452 | SpaceX (Seattle) | Communications | 260 kg | In orbit |
| Starlink 2620 | 2021-040ABNORAD 48453 | SpaceX (Seattle) | Communications | 260 kg | In orbit |
| Starlink 2654 | 2021-040ACNORAD 48454 | SpaceX (Seattle) | Communications | 260 kg | In orbit |
| Starlink 2497 | 2021-040ADNORAD 48455 | SpaceX (Seattle) | Communications | 260 kg | In orbit |
| Starlink 2508 | 2021-040AENORAD 48456 | SpaceX (Seattle) | Communications | 260 kg | Reentered (orbital decay) · Aug 13, 2024 |
| Starlink 2529 | 2021-040AFNORAD 48457 | SpaceX (Seattle) | Communications | 260 kg | Reentered (orbital decay) · Jul 28, 2021 |
| Starlink 2698 | 2021-040AGNORAD 48458 | SpaceX (Seattle) | Communications | 260 kg | In orbit |
| Starlink 2579 | 2021-040AHNORAD 48459 | SpaceX (Seattle) | Communications | 260 kg | In orbit |
| Starlink 2582 | 2021-040AJNORAD 48460 | SpaceX (Seattle) | Communications | 260 kg | Reentered (orbital decay) · Aug 13, 2026 |
| Starlink 2693 | 2021-040AKNORAD 48461 | SpaceX (Seattle) | Communications | 260 kg | Reentered (orbital decay) · Mar 27, 2025 |
| Starlink 2683 | 2021-040ALNORAD 48462 | SpaceX (Seattle) | Communications | 260 kg | In orbit |
| Starlink 2689 | 2021-040AMNORAD 48463 | SpaceX (Seattle) | Communications | 260 kg | Reentered (orbital decay) · Jan 10, 2025 |
| Starlink 2686 | 2021-040ANNORAD 48464 | SpaceX (Seattle) | Communications | 260 kg | In orbit |
| Starlink 2681 | 2021-040APNORAD 48465 | SpaceX (Seattle) | Communications | 260 kg | Reentered (orbital decay) · Sep 18, 2026 |
| Starlink 2687 | 2021-040AQNORAD 48466 | SpaceX (Seattle) | Communications | 260 kg | In orbit |
| Starlink 2659 | 2021-040ARNORAD 48467 | SpaceX (Seattle) | Communications | 260 kg | In orbit |
| Starlink 2685 | 2021-040ASNORAD 48468 | SpaceX (Seattle) | Communications | 260 kg | In orbit |
| Starlink 2661 | 2021-040ATNORAD 48469 | SpaceX (Seattle) | Communications | 260 kg | In orbit |
| Starlink 2675 | 2021-040AUNORAD 48470 | SpaceX (Seattle) | Communications | 260 kg | In orbit |
| Starlink 2684 | 2021-040AVNORAD 48471 | SpaceX (Seattle) | Communications | 260 kg | In orbit |
| Starlink 2722 | 2021-040AWNORAD 48472 | SpaceX (Seattle) | Communications | 260 kg | In orbit |
| Starlink 2658 | 2021-040AXNORAD 48473 | SpaceX (Seattle) | Communications | 260 kg | In orbit |
| Starlink 2697 | 2021-040AYNORAD 48474 | SpaceX (Seattle) | Communications | 260 kg | In orbit |
| Starlink 2619 | 2021-040AZNORAD 48475 | SpaceX (Seattle) | Communications | 260 kg | Reentered (orbital decay) · Jan 23, 2026 |
| Starlink 2723 | 2021-040BANORAD 48476 | SpaceX (Seattle) | Communications | 260 kg | Reentered (orbital decay) · Dec 25, 2024 |
| Starlink 2638 | 2021-040BBNORAD 48477 | SpaceX (Seattle) | Communications | 260 kg | Reentered (orbital decay) · Jun 2, 2021 |
| Starlink 2728 | 2021-040BCNORAD 48478 | SpaceX (Seattle) | Communications | 260 kg | In orbit |
| Starlink 2755 | 2021-040BDNORAD 48479 | SpaceX (Seattle) | Communications | 260 kg | In orbit |
| Starlink 2690 | 2021-040BENORAD 48480 | SpaceX (Seattle) | Communications | 260 kg | Reentered (orbital decay) · Aug 16, 2024 |
| Starlink 2706 | 2021-040BFNORAD 48481 | SpaceX (Seattle) | Communications | 260 kg | In orbit |
| Starlink 2525 | 2021-040BGNORAD 48482 | SpaceX (Seattle) | Communications | 260 kg | In orbit |
| Starlink 2531 | 2021-040BHNORAD 48483 | SpaceX (Seattle) | Communications | 260 kg | In orbit |
| Starlink 2696 | 2021-040BJNORAD 48484 | SpaceX (Seattle) | Communications | 260 kg | Reentered (orbital decay) · Oct 25, 2025 |
| Starlink 2500 | 2021-040BKNORAD 48485 | SpaceX (Seattle) | Communications | 260 kg | In orbit |
| Starlink 2496 | 2021-040BLNORAD 48486 | SpaceX (Seattle) | Communications | 260 kg | Reentered (orbital decay) · Aug 1, 2024 |
| Starlink 2494 | 2021-040BMNORAD 48487 | SpaceX (Seattle) | Communications | 260 kg | In orbit |
Source: GCAT launch list and payload catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0). Orbit values are the initial orbit reported for the launch.