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Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 6-100

Name: Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 6-100
Start: 2026-01-18T23:31:40.000Z
Location: Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

SpaceX · Falcon 9 Block 5 · Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

SpaceX's 627th launch · 8th this year · humanity's 7,188th orbital launch attempt

T− --:--:--January 18, 2026 · 23:31 UTCAdd to calendar

Success60% go

The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).

Weather concerns: Cumulus Cloud Rule, Thick Cloud Rule, Liftoff Winds

Window: Jan 18, 22:04 – Jan 19, 02:04 UTC

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Starlink Group 6-100

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

Communications · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)

Booster

B1080 · flight 24 · Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship @ A Shortfall of Gravitas · landed ✓ · last flew Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 6-78 · zone record 161/162

Watch

SpaceX Starlink Group 6-100 — The Space Devs
Live: SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket to launch 29 Starlink internet satellites from Cape Canaveral — Spaceflight Now
SpaceX Falcon 9 launches Starlink 6-100 — NASASpaceflight
Starlink Mission — SpaceX

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T+1M12SMax-Q
T+2M24SMECO
T+2M28SStage 2 Separation
T+2M36SSES-1
T+2M57SFairing Separation
T+6M8SEntry Burn Startup
T+6M34SEntry Burn Shutdown
T+7M55SStage 1 Landing Burn
T+8M20SStage 1 Landing
T+8M40SSECO-1
T+53M52SSES-2
T+53M54SSECO-2
T+1H4M59SStarlink Deployment

Updates

Launch success.
Cosmic_Penguin · 1/19/2026 · source
Liftoff.
Cosmic_Penguin · 1/18/2026 · source
Unofficial Re-stream by SPACE AFFAIRS has started
LL2 · 1/18/2026 · source
Now targeting Jan 18 at 23:31 UTC
Cosmic_Penguin · 1/18/2026 · source
Now targeting Jan 18 at 22:06 UTC
Cosmic_Penguin · 1/18/2026 · source
Updated launch weather, 60% GO at start of window (90% at end).
Cosmic_Penguin · 1/16/2026 · source
Now targeting Jan 18 at 22:04 UTC
Cosmic_Penguin · 1/10/2026 · source
GO for launch.
Cosmic_Penguin · 1/8/2026 · source
Added launch.
Cosmic_Penguin · 1/8/2026 · source

Pad — Space Launch Complex 40

Local pad time: Jan 18, 6:31 PM EST

393 launches from this pad · 1,121 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

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