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Starlink Group 6-98

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Starlink Group 6-98

Success

Falcon 9 Block 5
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Jan 14, 18:08:20 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+00:06:06

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 14, 18:01:00 UTC→Jan 14, 22:01:00 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
Apogee263 km
Perigee253 km
Period89.7 min
Inclination43.00°

Launch heading 130° · SE from Starlink 6-98.

OrbitStarlink 6-98› conelow
1 70007U 26008A 26014.80090278 .00000000 00000-0 00000-0 0 9997
2 70007 42.9952 163.3746 0007197 266.6200 111.4039 16.05995754 03

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 Go40%Wind4 ktGusts4 ktCloud50%Temp81°F

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

10000% cloud cover in layer above freezing (14743 ft) — approximated · ≥60% layer 13488–17907 ft (4419 ft thick) — approximated

Reusable Hardware

All boosters →
First Stage · Flight-provenB1085
active13th flight
Flights17
Landings17/17100%
Fastest turn23d 7h
Recovered · ASDS · ASOG· 600 km downrange
56d 17h since last flight

Booster used during the Crew-9 and Fram2 mission.

Previous flights · 16
  1. #17Sirius SXM-11+30d 13hASOGJun 29, 2026
  2. #16Starlink Group 10-53+57d 1hASOGMay 29, 2026
  3. #15Starlink Group 10-58+23d 7hASOGApr 2, 2026
  4. #14EchoStar 25+54d 10hASOGMar 10, 2026
  5. #12Starlink Group 6-94+58d 13hASOGNov 19, 2025