SpaceX

Starlink Group 6-88

Success

Falcon 9 Block 5

T-minus to liftoff

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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

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SpaceX

Starlink Group 6-88

Success

Falcon 9 Block 5

T-minus to liftoff

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00

HOURS

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00

MINUTES

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00

SECONDS

Sunday January 4 2026, 06:48:10 UTC

StatusSuccess

Scrub riskLOW

Go94%

VehicleFalcon 9 Block 5

OrbitLow Earth Orbit

PadSpace Launch Complex 40

Launch CodexDossier

Every source for this mission in one place — news, social, references, notes & the exact timeline.

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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.

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Mission

A batch of 29 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.

Q's read

Weather & scrubLOW risk

Weather Go94%LL2 Go70%Wind2 m/sGusts4 m/sCloud26%Temp24°C

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

max cloud-top 5810 m above freezing 4650 m (100% cover in 10 nmi) · no GLM flashes within 25 nmi / 30 min, likely cirrus / stratiform ice rather than cumulus · max-top 5810 m, mean 5521 m, 100% cover, freezing 4650 m

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.

Explore

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

Go94%

Q's read

Weather & scrubLOW risk

Weather Go94%LL2 Go70%Wind2 m/sGusts4 m/sCloud26%Temp24°C

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

max cloud-top 5810 m above freezing 4650 m (100% cover in 10 nmi) · no GLM flashes within 25 nmi / 30 min, likely cirrus / stratiform ice rather than cumulus · max-top 5810 m, mean 5521 m, 100% cover, freezing 4650 m