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Starlink Group 6-104

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Starlink Group 6-104

Success

Falcon 9 Block 5
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Feb 22, 03:47:10 UTC
StatusSuccess
VehicleFalcon 9 Block 5
OrbitLow Earth Orbit
PadSpace Launch Complex 40
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Mission

A batch of 28 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+00:06:08

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
WindowFeb 22, 02:04:00 UTC→Feb 22, 06:04:00 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
Apogee273 km
Perigee260 km
Period89.8 min
Inclination43.00°

Launch heading 130° · SE from Starlink 6-104.

OrbitStarlink 6-104› conelow
1 70027U 26036A 26053.20289352 .00000000 00000-0 00000-0 0 9990
2 70027 42.9962 345.9000 0009486 284.1388 093.7854 16.02954009 04

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 Go99%Wind4 ktGusts4 ktCloud100%Temp91°F

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

1200% cloud cover in layer above freezing (15069 ft) — approximated · METAR: "KCOF 122055Z AUTO 30008KT 10SM TS -RA BKN060 24/22 A3012 RMK AO2 PK WND 31038/19" · HRRR F+0: CAPE 1982 · upper-level wind 34 kt — anvil-producing environment, no live proximity (no satellite cloud-top at this pad)