Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 6-97

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

Communications · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)

• B1078 · flight 25 · Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship @ Just Read the Instructions · landed ✓ · last flew Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 6-85 · zone record 156/157

• SpaceX Starlink Group 6-97 — The Space Devs
• Watch Live: SpaceX to launch Starlink internet satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral — Spaceflight Now
• SpaceX Falcon 9 launches Starlink 6-97 — NASASpaceflight
• Starlink Mission — SpaceX

1. T+1M12SMax-Q
2. T+2M24SMECO
3. T+2M27SStage 2 Separation
4. T+2M34SSES-1
5. T+2M56SFairing Separation
6. T+6M6SEntry Burn Startup
7. T+6M32SEntry Burn Shutdown
8. T+7M58SStage 1 Landing Burn
9. T+8M22SStage 1 Landing
10. T+8M38SSECO-1
11. T+53M53SSES-2
12. T+53M54SSECO-2
13. T+1H5MStarlink Deployment

• Launch success.

  Cosmic_Penguin · 1/12/2026 · source

• Liftoff

  hitura-nobad · 1/12/2026 · source

• Unofficial Re-stream by SPACE AFFAIRS has started

  LL2 · 1/12/2026 · source

• Now targeting Jan 12 at 21:08 UTC

  Cosmic_Penguin · 1/12/2026 · source

• Now targeting Jan 12 at 20:00 UTC

  Cosmic_Penguin · 1/12/2026 · source

• Now targeting Jan 12 at 18:59 UTC

  hitura-nobad · 1/12/2026 · source

• Now targeting Jan 12 at 17:44 UTC

  Cosmic_Penguin · 1/12/2026 · source

• Updated launch weather, 85% GO.

  Cosmic_Penguin · 1/11/2026 · source

• Now targeting Jan 12 at 17:42 UTC

  Cosmic_Penguin · 1/9/2026 · source

• Now targeting Jan 11 at 18:08 UTC

  Cosmic_Penguin · 1/8/2026 · source