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Starlink Group 6-33

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Starlink Group 6-33

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Falcon 9 Block 5
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Thursday December 7 2023, 05:07:30 UTC
StatusSuccess
VehicleFalcon 9 Block 5
OrbitLow Earth Orbit
PadSpace Launch Complex 40
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Mission

A batch of 23 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 40
SiteCape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
WindowThursday December 7 2023, 04:01:00 UTC→Thursday December 7 2023, 07:59:00 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-provenB1077
active9th flight
Flights29
Landings29/29100%
Fastest turn26d 20h
Recovered · ASDS · JRTI· 630 km downrange
37d 5h since last flight

Falcon 9 Block 5 booster first used for the Crew-5 mission.

Acquiring satellite view…
General trajectory
Space Launch Complex 40
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Launching
Southwest
225° · SW
28.562, -80.577

Orbital elements (TLE)

Orbit
Apogee262 km
Perigee246 km
Period89.6 min
Inclination97.29°

Launch heading 225° · SW from Starlink 17-33.

OrbitStarlink 17-33› conehigh
1 70018U 26999A 26038.91695602 .00000000 00000-0 00000-0 0 9998
2 70018 97.2910 148.4987 0011972 279.6700 096.0399 16.07517952 07

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%LL2 Go95%Wind4 m/sGusts4 m/sCloud50%Temp27°C

Limiting rule: No flight within 10 nmi of an attached thunderstorm anvil.

HRRR F+0: CAPE 1516 · upper-level wind 30 kt — anvil-producing environment, no live proximity (no satellite cloud-top at this pad)