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Starlink Group 6-88

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Starlink Group 6-88

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Falcon 9 Block 5
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Sunday January 4 2026, 06:48:10 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.

Quick facts

VehicleFalcon 9 Block 5
OrbitLow Earth Orbit
PadSpace Launch Complex 40
SiteCape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
WindowSunday January 4 2026, 05:00:00 UTC→Sunday January 4 2026, 08:17:00 UTC

Vehicle

FamilyFalcon
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 · NewB1101
active1st flight
Flights2
Landings2/2100%
Fastest turn40d 3h
Recovered · ASDS · JRTI· 600 km downrange

Falcon 9 booster.

Previous flights · 1
  1. #2Crew-12+40d 3hLZ-40Feb 13, 2026
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
Apogee267 km
Perigee257 km
Period89.8 min
Inclination43.00°

Launch heading 130° · SE from Starlink 6-88.

OrbitStarlink 6-88› conelow
1 70002U 26002A 26004.32854167 .00038597 00000-0 55024-4 0 9999
2 70002 42.9953 342.9980 0008022 278.2359 099.7809 16.04456578 04

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 Go70%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)