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Starlink Group 6-96

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Starlink Group 6-96

Success

Falcon 9 Block 5
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Jan 9, 21:41:00 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+00:02:27

Stage 2 Separation

T+00:02:34

SES-1

T+00:02:56

Fairing Separation

T+00:06:06

Entry Burn Startup

T+00:06:32

Entry Burn Shutdown

T+00:07:59

Stage 1 Landing Burn

T+00:08:23

Stage 1 Landing

T+00:08:38

SECO-1

T+00:53:51

SES-2

T+00:53:52

SECO-2

T+01:04:58

Starlink Deployment

Quick facts

VehicleFalcon 9 Block 5
OrbitLow Earth Orbit
PadSpace Launch Complex 40
SiteCape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
WindowJan 9, 18:03:00 UTC→Jan 9, 22:03:00 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
Apogee264 km
Perigee252 km
Period89.7 min
Inclination42.99°

Launch heading 130° · SE from Starlink 6-96.

OrbitStarlink 6-96› conelow
1 70003U 26003A 26009.94868056 .00037210 00000-0 48572-4 0 9997
2 70003 42.9949 211.6861 0009239 286.6231 091.9978 16.05859951 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 Go95%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

Jellyfish potentialMap & details →

Faint

Reusable Hardware

All boosters →
First Stage · Flight-provenB1069
active29th flight
Flights31
Landings31/31100%
Fastest turn25d 18h
Recovered · ASDS · ASOG· 600 km downrange
61d 13h since last flight

Falcon 9 Block 5 booster first used for the CRS-24 mission.

Previous flights · 30
  1. #31Starlink Group 10-38+63d 5hASOGMay 1, 2026
  2. #30Starlink Group 6-108+48d 14hASOGFeb 27, 2026
  3. #28Starlink Group 10-51+64d 19hASOGNov 9, 2025
  4. #27Starlink Group 10-57+37d 8hJRTISep 5, 2025
  5. #26Starlink Group 10-29+36d 21hJRTIJul 30, 2025