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Starlink Group 6-108

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Falcon 9 Block 5

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MINUTES

SECONDS

Friday February 27 2026, 12:16:10 UTC

StatusSuccess

Scrub riskHIGH

Go40%

VehicleFalcon 9 Block 5

OrbitLow Earth Orbit

PadSpace Launch Complex 40

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General trajectory

Space Launch Complex 40

Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

Launching

Southeast

130° · SE

28.562, -80.577

Orbital elements (TLE)

Orbit

Apogee269 km

Perigee259 km

Period89.8 min

Inclination42.99°

Launch heading 130° · SE from Starlink 6-108.

OrbitStarlink 6-108› conelow

1 70030U 26039A 26058.55641204 .00000000 00000-0 00000-0 0 9998

2 70030 42.9945 118.4694 0007878 275.5070 102.7530 16.03840883 03

Pre-launch TLEs from Dillon's Space Page. Estimated before flight — the real orbit is confirmed post-launch.

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Mission

A batch of 29 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.

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Weather & scrubHIGH risk

Weather Go40%LL2 Go85%Wind2 m/sGusts5 m/sCloud38%Temp26°C

Limiting rule: No flight through cumulus cloud with top at or above the freezing level.

100% cloud cover in layer above freezing (14805 ft) — approximated · ≥60% layer 13422–17835 ft (4413 ft thick) — approximated · METAR reports DISTANT lightning (beyond 10 SM, outside the LCC radius): "KCOF 270355Z AUTO 15005KT 10SM DZ FEW170 25/23 A3000 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT W-NW DZE02"

Launch Timeline

Countdown

T-00:38:00

GO for Prop Load

T-00:35:00

Stage 1 LOX Load

T-00:35:00

Prop 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+00:01:12

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

WindowFriday February 27 2026, 09:52:00 UTC→Friday February 27 2026, 13:52:00 UTC

Vehicle

FamilyFalcon

Height70 m

Diameter3.7 m

Stages2

ReusableYes

LEO capacity22,800 kg

Track record606/607 successful

Landings593/598