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Starlink Group 5-12

Launched

June 23, 2023 · 15:35 UTC

Launch SuccessfulWeather 40% go
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Summary

Starlink Group 5-12 launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 Block 5 from Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on June 23, 2023 at 15:35 UTC. The launch window ran from 13:56 to 15:35 UTC. It was SpaceX's 257th launch, 44th this year and humanity's 6,464th orbital launch attempt. It was the 179th Falcon 9 Block 5 flight and the 41st this year. Booster B1069 flew for the 8th time and landed at Just Read the Instructions. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). The tracked orbit of Starlink 6132, one of 60 catalogued objects, from July 2, 2023, was 327 × 337 km inclined 43.0°. 60 objects from this launch are catalogued, 56 of them payloads.

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Vehicle
Falcon 9 Block 5 · SpaceXStarlink
Booster
  • B1069 · flight 8 · Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship at Just Read the Instructions · landed156/157 landed here · 50 days after its previous flight, Starlink Group 5-6 · 640 km downrange
Mission
Communications · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
Milestone
179th Falcon 9 Block 5 flight · 41st this yearSpaceX's 257th launch44th this yearhumanity's 6,464th orbital launch attempt96th orbital launch attempt this year

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Orbit: as tracked

43.0°Inclination
327 × 337 kmPerigee × apogeefrom mean elements
91.0 minPeriodfrom mean elements
230.3°Ascending node
1202 d agoElement epoch2023-07-02 04:00 UTC · stale

Starlink 6132 · NORAD 57101 · 2023-090 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 60 objects

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Object
TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
Object ID
2023-090A
Epoch
2023-07-02 04:00:00 UTC
Mean motion
15.81825661 rev/day
Eccentricity
0.0007346
Inclination
43.0007°
Ascending node
230.2575°
Arg. of perigee
33.2216°
Mean anomaly
143.8146°
Element set
999
Rev at epoch
136
B*
-0.0049241

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

Catalogued objects

60 catalogued: 56 payloads, 4 components; 52 still in orbit

  • Starlink 6132 · NORAD 57101 · in orbit
  • Starlink 6111 · NORAD 57102 · in orbit
  • Starlink 6123 · NORAD 57103 · re-entered January 1, 2025
  • Starlink 6130 · NORAD 57104 · in orbit
  • Starlink 6097 · NORAD 57105 · in orbit
  • Starlink 6118 · NORAD 57106 · in orbit
  • Starlink 6131 · NORAD 57107 · in orbit
  • Starlink 6099 · NORAD 57108 · in orbit
  • Starlink 6139 · NORAD 57109 · in orbit
  • Starlink 6134 · NORAD 57110 · in orbit
  • Starlink 6140 · NORAD 57111 · in orbit
  • Starlink 6141 · NORAD 57112 · in orbit
Show 44 more payloads
  • Starlink 6142 · NORAD 57113 · in orbit
  • Starlink 6125 · NORAD 57114 · in orbit
  • Starlink 6085 · NORAD 57115 · in orbit
  • Starlink 6129 · NORAD 57116 · in orbit
  • Starlink 6148 · NORAD 57117 · in orbit
  • Starlink 6151 · NORAD 57118 · re-entered March 7, 2026
  • Starlink 6150 · NORAD 57119 · in orbit
  • Starlink 6147 · NORAD 57120 · in orbit
  • Starlink 6152 · NORAD 57121 · in orbit
  • Starlink 6149 · NORAD 57122 · in orbit
  • Starlink 6154 · NORAD 57123 · in orbit
  • Starlink 6146 · NORAD 57124 · in orbit
  • Starlink 6100 · NORAD 57125 · in orbit
  • Starlink 6167 · NORAD 57126 · in orbit
  • Starlink 6165 · NORAD 57127 · in orbit
  • Starlink 6163 · NORAD 57128 · in orbit
  • Starlink 6170 · NORAD 57129 · in orbit
  • Starlink 6172 · NORAD 57130 · in orbit
  • Starlink 6162 · NORAD 57131 · in orbit
  • Starlink 6128 · NORAD 57132 · in orbit
  • Starlink 6143 · NORAD 57133 · in orbit
  • Starlink 6133 · NORAD 57134 · in orbit
  • Starlink 6127 · NORAD 57135 · in orbit
  • Starlink 6112 · NORAD 57136 · in orbit
  • Starlink 5347 · NORAD 57137 · in orbit
  • Starlink 5336 · NORAD 57138 · in orbit
  • Starlink 5355 · NORAD 57139 · in orbit
  • Starlink 5354 · NORAD 57140 · re-entered September 22, 2024
  • Starlink 5357 · NORAD 57141 · in orbit
  • Starlink 5361 · NORAD 57142 · in orbit
  • Starlink 5358 · NORAD 57143 · in orbit
  • Starlink 5150 · NORAD 57144 · in orbit
  • Starlink 5768 · NORAD 57145 · in orbit
  • Starlink 5791 · NORAD 57146 · in orbit
  • Starlink 5765 · NORAD 57147 · in orbit
  • Starlink 5788 · NORAD 57148 · in orbit
  • Starlink 5778 · NORAD 57149 · in orbit
  • Starlink 5780 · NORAD 57150 · in orbit
  • Starlink 5776 · NORAD 57151 · in orbit
  • Starlink 6164 · NORAD 57152 · in orbit
  • Starlink 5879 · NORAD 57153 · in orbit
  • Starlink 6106 · NORAD 57154 · in orbit
  • Starlink 6108 · NORAD 57155 · in orbit
  • Starlink 6137 · NORAD 57156 · re-entered August 25, 2026

Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org

About this launch

A batch of 56 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.

Related page: SpaceX

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186th launch from Space Launch Complex 40, 23rd this year · 893rd from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

Local pad time at liftoff: Jun 23, 11:35 AM EDT, in daylight

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Updates

Launch success.

Cosmic_Penguin · Jun 23, 2023 · source

Show 9 earlier updates

  • Liftoff.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 6/23/2023 · source

  • Livestream has started

    LL2 · 6/23/2023 · source

  • New T-0 due to weather.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 6/23/2023 · source

  • Setting GO

    Jay · 6/22/2023 · source

  • New T-0.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 6/22/2023 · source

  • New T-0.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 6/20/2023 · source

  • Updating T-0

    Nosu · 6/18/2023 · source

  • Added tentative launch window.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 6/18/2023 · source

  • Adding launch

    Nosu · 5/22/2023 · source

Questions

When did Starlink Group 5-12 launch?

Starlink Group 5-12 launched on June 23, 2023 at 15:35 UTC. The launch window ran from 13:56 to 15:35 UTC.

Where can I watch Starlink Group 5-12?

Coverage: Starlink Mission. Watch the replay

What rocket launched Starlink Group 5-12?

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

Where did Starlink Group 5-12 launch from?

Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA. Liftoff was Jun 23, 11:35 AM EDT local time at the pad.

Did the booster land?

Booster B1069 flew for the 8th time and landed at Just Read the Instructions.

What orbit did Starlink Group 5-12 reach?

The tracked orbit of Starlink 6132, one of 60 catalogued objects, from July 2, 2023, was 327 × 337 km inclined 43.0°.

How many satellites did Starlink Group 5-12 launch?

56 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 52 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).

Which program is Starlink Group 5-12 part of?

Starlink. About Starlink