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Starlink Group 6-21

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Starlink Group 6-21

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Falcon 9 Block 5
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Oct 5, 05:36:30 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
WindowOct 5, 02:45:00 UTC→Oct 5, 05:57:00 UTC

Vehicle

FamilyFalcon
Height70 m
Diameter3.65 m
Stages2
ReusableYes
LEO capacity22,800 kg
Track record606/607 successful
Landings593/598
Acquiring satellite view…
Trajectory unknown
Space Launch Complex 40
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
28.562, -80.577
Scrub riskLOW
Go90%
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Weather & scrubLOW risk
Weather Go90%LL2 Go50%Wind4 ktGusts4 ktCloud50%Temp81°F

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

8800% cloud cover in layer above freezing (15665 ft) — approximated · ≥60% layer 11519–20083 ft (8564 ft thick) — approximated

Reusable Hardware

All boosters →
First Stage · Flight-provenB1076
expended8th flight
Flights22
Landings21/21100%
Fastest turn21d 2h
Recovered · ASDS · JRTI· 613 km downrange
26d 2h since last flight

Booster first launched on the Dragon CRS-26 mission. Expended during the SPAINSAT-NG II launch.

Previous flights · 21
  1. #22SpainSat NG II+244d 10hATLOct 24, 2025
  2. #21Starlink Group 12-14+24d 17hASOGFeb 21, 2025
  3. #20Starlink Group 12-7+53d 5hASOGJan 27, 2025
  4. #19Sirius SXM-9+21d 2hJRTIDec 5, 2024
  5. #18Starlink Group 6-68+26d 13hJRTINov 14, 2024