SpaceX

Starlink Group 6-97

Success

Falcon 9 Block 5

T-minus to liftoff

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Monday January 12 2026, 21:08:20 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

WindowMonday January 12 2026, 17:42:00 UTC→Monday January 12 2026, 21:42:00 UTC

Vehicle

FamilyFalcon

All launches

SpaceX

Starlink Group 6-97

Success

Falcon 9 Block 5

T-minus to liftoff

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00

HOURS

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00

MINUTES

:

00

SECONDS

Monday January 12 2026, 21:08:20 UTC

StatusSuccess

Scrub riskHIGH

Go12%

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

Apogee263 km

Perigee252 km

Period89.7 min

Inclination43.00°

Launch heading 130° · SE from Starlink 6-97.

OrbitStarlink 6-97› conelow

1 70006U 26005A 26012.87900463 .00039514 00000-0 51118-4 0 9996

2 70006 42.9952 189.4925 0008089 277.9753 100.6362 16.06025155 08

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.

Reusable Hardware

All boosters →

First Stage · Flight-provenB1078

active25th flight

Flights30

Landings30/30100%

Fastest turn20d 11h

Recovered · ASDS · JRTI· 600 km downrange

58d 14h since last flight

Falcon 9 Block 5 booster first used for the Crew-6 mission.

Q's read

Weather & scrubHIGH risk

Weather Go12%LL2 Go85%Wind2 m/sGusts4 m/sCloud33%Temp25°C

Limiting rule: No flight through a thick (>4500 ft) cloud layer extending across the freezing level.

max-top 6377 m, mean 4946 m, 81% cover, freezing 4523 m · max cloud-top 6377 m above freezing 4523 m (81% cover in 10 nmi) · no GLM flashes within 25 nmi / 30 min, likely cirrus / stratiform ice rather than cumulus

Quick facts

VehicleFalcon 9 Block 5

OrbitLow Earth Orbit

PadSpace Launch Complex 40

SiteCape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

WindowMonday January 12 2026, 17:42:00 UTC→Monday January 12 2026, 21:42:00 UTC

Vehicle

FamilyFalcon

Launch CodexDossier

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

Explore

Reusable Hardware

All boosters →

First Stage · Flight-provenB1078

active25th flight

Flights30

Landings30/30100%

Fastest turn20d 11h

Recovered · ASDS · JRTI· 600 km downrange

58d 14h since last flight

Falcon 9 Block 5 booster first used for the Crew-6 mission.

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

Apogee263 km

Perigee252 km

Period89.7 min

Inclination43.00°

Launch heading 130° · SE from Starlink 6-97.

OrbitStarlink 6-97› conelow

1 70006U 26005A 26012.87900463 .00039514 00000-0 51118-4 0 9996

2 70006 42.9952 189.4925 0008089 277.9753 100.6362 16.06025155 08

Pre-launch TLEs from Dillon's Space Page. Estimated before flight — the real orbit is confirmed post-launch.

Scrub riskHIGH

Go12%

Q's read

Weather & scrubHIGH risk

Weather Go12%LL2 Go85%Wind2 m/sGusts4 m/sCloud33%Temp25°C

Limiting rule: No flight through a thick (>4500 ft) cloud layer extending across the freezing level.

max-top 6377 m, mean 4946 m, 81% cover, freezing 4523 m · max cloud-top 6377 m above freezing 4523 m (81% cover in 10 nmi) · no GLM flashes within 25 nmi / 30 min, likely cirrus / stratiform ice rather than cumulus