SpaceXFalcon 9 Block 5Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

Starlink Group 2-6 & ION SCV009

Launched

January 31, 2023

Launch Successful

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Summary

Starlink Group 2-6 & ION SCV009 launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 Block 5 from Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on January 31, 2023. It was SpaceX's 220th launch, 7th this year and humanity's 6,384th orbital launch attempt. It was the 144th Falcon 9 Block 5 flight and the 6th this year. Booster B1071 flew for the 7th time and landed at Of Course I Still Love You. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). The tracked orbit of Starlink 5077, one of 56 catalogued objects, from February 7, 2023, was 357 × 361 km inclined 70.0°. 56 objects from this launch are catalogued, 51 of them payloads.

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Vehicle: Falcon 9 Block 5 · SpaceXStarlink
Booster: B1071 · flight 7 · Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship at Of Course I Still Love You · landed209/217 landed here · 46 days after its previous flight, SWOT (Surface Water and Ocean Topography) · 647 km downrange
Mission: Communications · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
Milestone: 144th Falcon 9 Block 5 flight · 6th this yearSpaceX's 220th launch7th this yearhumanity's 6,384th orbital launch attempt16th orbital launch attempt this year

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Orbit: as tracked

70.0°Inclination

357 × 361 kmPerigee × apogeefrom mean elements

91.6 minPeriodfrom mean elements

70.1°Ascending node

1346 d agoElement epoch2023-02-07 16:00 UTC · stale

Starlink 5077 · NORAD 55391 · 2023-014 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 56 objects

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Object: TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
Object ID: 2023-014A
Epoch: 2023-02-07 16:00:01 UTC
Mean motion: 15.72453736 rev/day
Eccentricity: 0.0003377
Inclination: 70.0083°
Ascending node: 70.0714°
Arg. of perigee: 271.5439°
Mean anomaly: 318.0897°
Element set: 999
Rev at epoch: 130
B*: -0.010598

Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LEO.

Catalogued objects

56 catalogued: 51 payloads, 5 components; 39 still in orbit

Starlink 5077 · NORAD 55391 · re-entered May 2, 2025
Starlink 5085 · NORAD 55392 · in orbit
Starlink 4786 · NORAD 55393 · in orbit
Starlink 5230 · NORAD 55394 · re-entered August 14, 2024
Starlink 5274 · NORAD 55395 · in orbit
Starlink 5283 · NORAD 55396 · in orbit
Starlink 5224 · NORAD 55397 · in orbit
Starlink 5275 · NORAD 55398 · in orbit
Starlink 5276 · NORAD 55399 · in orbit
Starlink 5632 · NORAD 55400 · in orbit
Starlink 5076 · NORAD 55401 · in orbit
Starlink 5071 · NORAD 55402 · in orbit

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Starlink 5597 · NORAD 55403 · in orbit
Starlink 5607 · NORAD 55404 · in orbit
Starlink 5623 · NORAD 55405 · in orbit
Starlink 5630 · NORAD 55406 · in orbit
Starlink 5019 · NORAD 55407 · in orbit
Starlink 5092 · NORAD 55408 · re-entered March 24, 2026
Starlink 5047 · NORAD 55409 · re-entered April 11, 2025
Starlink 5633 · NORAD 55410 · in orbit
Starlink 5605 · NORAD 55411 · in orbit
Starlink 5033 · NORAD 55412 · re-entered March 22, 2025
Starlink 5060 · NORAD 55413 · in orbit
Starlink 5620 · NORAD 55414 · in orbit
Starlink 5618 · NORAD 55415 · re-entered March 16, 2025
Starlink 5624 · NORAD 55416 · in orbit
Starlink 5616 · NORAD 55417 · re-entered April 23, 2025
Starlink 5030 · NORAD 55418 · in orbit
Starlink 5629 · NORAD 55419 · in orbit
Starlink 5604 · NORAD 55420 · in orbit
Starlink 5598 · NORAD 55421 · in orbit
Starlink 5006 · NORAD 55422 · in orbit
Starlink 5068 · NORAD 55423 · in orbit
Starlink 5066 · NORAD 55424 · re-entered February 13, 2023
Starlink 5615 · NORAD 55425 · in orbit
Starlink 5638 · NORAD 55426 · in orbit
Starlink 5073 · NORAD 55427 · re-entered February 2, 2026
Starlink 5064 · NORAD 55428 · in orbit
Starlink 5645 · NORAD 55429 · in orbit
Starlink 5642 · NORAD 55430 · in orbit
Starlink 5643 · NORAD 55431 · in orbit
Starlink 5637 · NORAD 55432 · in orbit
Starlink 5570 · NORAD 55433 · in orbit
Starlink 5621 · NORAD 55434 · in orbit
Starlink 5626 · NORAD 55435 · in orbit
Starlink 5640 · NORAD 55436 · in orbit
Starlink 5080 · NORAD 55437 · re-entered October 23, 2024
Starlink 5074 · NORAD 55438 · in orbit
Starlink 5634 · NORAD 55439 · in orbit
ION SCV009 ECLECTIC ELENA · NORAD 55441 · re-entered February 14, 2024
EBAD Test Mass · NORAD 55446 · re-entered June 10, 2023

Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org

About this launch

A batch of 49 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system. This launch carries D-Orbit’s ION SCV009 Eclectic Elena as a rideshare payload.

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Pad

Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

102nd launch from Space Launch Complex 4E, 2nd this year · 711th from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

303 launches from this pad · 919 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

12 days after the previous launch from this pad

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Updates

Successful launch of 49 Starlink satellites and D-Orbit's ION SCV009 Eclectic Elena spacecraft.

Nosu · Jan 31, 2023 · source

Show 9 earlier updates

Liftoff
Nosu · 1/31/2023 · source
Live coverage has started
Nosu · 1/31/2023 · source
24 hours slip
Cosmic_Penguin · 1/30/2023 · source
New T-0
Cosmic_Penguin · 1/30/2023 · source
New T-0
Cosmic_Penguin · 1/30/2023 · source
Delayed by a day
Nosu · 1/29/2023 · source
Setting GO & adding rideshare
SwGustav · 1/28/2023 · source
Updating T-0, pending a T-0 update expected from SpaceX on Saturday.
Nosu · 1/27/2023 · source
Updated launch time.
Cosmic_Penguin · 1/26/2023 · source

Questions

When did Starlink Group 2-6 & ION SCV009 launch?

Starlink Group 2-6 & ION SCV009 launched on January 31, 2023. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.

Where can I watch Starlink Group 2-6 & ION SCV009?

Coverage: Starlink Mission. Watch the replay

What rocket launched Starlink Group 2-6 & ION SCV009?

Falcon 9 Block 5, flown by SpaceX. Falcon 9 Block 5 spec sheet

Where did Starlink Group 2-6 & ION SCV009 launch from?

Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA.

Did the booster land?

Booster B1071 flew for the 7th time and landed at Of Course I Still Love You.

What orbit did Starlink Group 2-6 & ION SCV009 reach?

The tracked orbit of Starlink 5077, one of 56 catalogued objects, from February 7, 2023, was 357 × 361 km inclined 70.0°.

How many satellites did Starlink Group 2-6 & ION SCV009 launch?

51 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 39 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).

Which program is Starlink Group 2-6 & ION SCV009 part of?

Starlink. About Starlink