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Starlink Group 6-20

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Starlink Group 6-20

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Falcon 9 Block 5
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Tuesday August 8 2023, 03:57:00 UTC
StatusSuccess
VehicleFalcon 9 Block 5
OrbitLow Earth Orbit
PadSpace Launch Complex 4E
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Mission

A batch of 15 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.

Quick facts

VehicleFalcon 9 Block 5
OrbitLow Earth Orbit
PadSpace Launch Complex 4E
SiteVandenberg SFB, CA, USA
WindowTuesday August 8 2023, 03:57:00 UTC→Tuesday August 8 2023, 07:19:10 UTC

Vehicle

FamilyFalcon
Height70 m
Diameter3.7 m
Stages2
ReusableYes
LEO capacity22,800 kg
Track record606/607 successful
Landings593/598
Launch CodexDossier

Every source for this mission in one place — news, social, references, notes & the exact timeline.

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Reusable Hardware

All boosters →
First Stage · Flight-provenB1075
active5th flight
Flights22
Landings22/22100%
Fastest turn24d 17h
Recovered · ASDS · OCISLY· 660 km downrange
46d 20h since last flight

Falcon 9 Block 5 booster first used for the Starlink Group 2-4 mission. Converted to a Falcon Heavy booster in 2026 after 21 launches.

Previous flights · 21
  1. #22ViaSat-3 F3 (ViaSat-3 Asia-Pacific)+188d 23hLZ-40Apr 29, 2026
  2. #21Starlink Group 11-5+45d 20hOCISLYOct 22, 2025
  3. #20Starlink Group 17-9+41d 13hOCISLYSep 6, 2025
  4. #19Starlink Group 17-2+64d 5hOCISLYJul 27, 2025
  5. #18Starlink Group 11-16+110d 23hOCISLYMay 23, 2025
Acquiring satellite view…
General trajectory
Space Launch Complex 4E
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Launching
South
197° · SSW
34.632, -120.611

Orbital elements (TLE)

Orbit
Apogee261 km
Perigee246 km
Period89.6 min
Inclination97.29°

Launch heading 197° · SSW from Starlink 17-20.

OrbitStarlink 17-20› conelow
1 70012U 26016A 26025.77269676 .00033015 00000-0 41372-4 0 9993
2 70012 97.2906 083.6243 0011020 270.6608 105.6107 16.07501555 09

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

Scrub riskLOW
Go92%
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Weather & scrubLOW risk
Weather Go92%Wind2 m/sGusts2 m/sCloud3%Temp14°C

Limiting rule: Droneship recovery upper limit on sea state.

6.2 ≥ 6 ft significant wave height