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Starlink Group 6-100

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Starlink Group 6-100

Success

Falcon 9 Block 5
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Jan 18, 23:31:40 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

In-flight

T+00:01:12

Max-Q

T+00:02:24

MECO

T+00:02:28

Stage 2 Separation

T+00:02:36

SES-1

T+00:02:57

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+00:08:40

SECO-1

T+00:53:52

SES-2

T+00:53:54

SECO-2

T+01:04:59

Starlink Deployment

Quick facts

VehicleFalcon 9 Block 5
OrbitLow Earth Orbit
PadSpace Launch Complex 40
SiteCape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
WindowJan 18, 22:04:00 UTC→Jan 19, 02:04:00 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
Southeast
130° · SE
28.562, -80.577

Orbital elements (TLE)

Orbit
Apogee264 km
Perigee254 km
Period89.7 min
Inclination42.99°

Launch heading 130° · SE from Starlink 6-100.

OrbitStarlink 6-100› conelow
1 70009U 26012A 26019.02550926 .00031596 00000-0 41929-4 0 9997
2 70009 42.9949 248.3498 0008017 276.9126 101.5516 16.05620788 04

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%LL2 Go60%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

Reusable Hardware

All boosters →
First Stage · Flight-provenB1080
active24th flight
Flights27
Landings27/27100%
Fastest turn13d 12h
Recovered · ASDS · ASOG· 600 km downrange
58d 19h since last flight

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

Previous flights · 27
  1. #28Starlink Group 10-45+31d 18hASOGJul 14, 2026
  2. #27Starlink Group 10-54+59d 3hASOGJun 12, 2026
  3. #26Starlink Group 10-24+40d 22hJRTIApr 14, 2026
  4. #25Starlink Group 10-40+44d 11hASOGMar 4, 2026
  5. #23Starlink Group 6-78+56d 19hJRTINov 21, 2025