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Starlink Group 6-17

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Starlink Group 6-17

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Falcon 9 Block 5
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Sep 20, 03:38:10 UTC
StatusSuccess
VehicleFalcon 9 Block 5
OrbitLow Earth Orbit
PadSpace Launch Complex 40
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Mission

A batch of 22 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
WindowSep 20, 02:47:40 UTC→Sep 20, 05:46:30 UTC

Vehicle

FamilyFalcon
Acquiring satellite view…
General trajectory
Space Launch Complex 40
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Launching
Southwest
226° · SW
28.562, -80.577

Orbital elements (TLE)

4 element sets
Orbit
Apogee262 km
Perigee246 km
Period89.6 min
Inclination97.29°

Launch heading 226° · SW from Starlink 17-30.

OrbitStarlink 17-20low
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
OrbitStarlink 17-30› conelow
1 70010U 26014A 26022.15890046 .00019681 00000-0 24737-4 0 9998
2 70010 97.2886 219.0247 0011767 278.0041 099.2576 16.07439173 08
OrbitStarlink 17-32low
1 70017U 26022A 26033.70087963 .00000000 00000-0 00000-0 0 9991
2 70017 97.2910 065.5700 0011972 279.6700 096.0399 16.07517952 08
OrbitStarlink 17-33high
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
Go90%
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Weather & scrubLOW risk
Weather Go90%LL2 Go60%Wind4 ktGusts4 ktCloud50%Temp77°F

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

4800% cloud cover in layer above freezing (14775 ft) — approximated