SpaceXFalcon 9 Block 5Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

Starlink Group 5-6

Name: Starlink Group 5-6 launch
Start: 2023-05-04T07:31:00.000Z
Location: Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

Launched

May 4, 2023 · 07:31 UTC

Launch SuccessfulWeather 95% go

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Summary

Starlink Group 5-6 launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 Block 5 from Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on May 4, 2023 at 07:31 UTC. It was SpaceX's 243rd launch, 30th this year and humanity's 6,434th orbital launch attempt. It was the 165th Falcon 9 Block 5 flight and the 27th this year. Booster B1069 flew for the 7th time and landed at A Shortfall of Gravitas. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). The tracked orbit of Starlink 6156, one of 60 catalogued objects, from May 10, 2023, was 352 × 355 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 7 · Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship at A Shortfall of Gravitas · landed161/162 landed here · 47 days after its previous flight, SES-18 & SES-19 · 630 km downrange
Mission: Communications · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
Milestone: 165th Falcon 9 Block 5 flight · 27th this yearSpaceX's 243rd launch30th this yearhumanity's 6,434th orbital launch attempt66th orbital launch attempt this year

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Orbit: as tracked

43.0°Inclination

352 × 355 kmPerigee × apogeefrom mean elements

91.5 minPeriodfrom mean elements

75.3°Ascending node

1255 d agoElement epoch2023-05-10 07:41 UTC · stale

Starlink 6156 · NORAD 56374 · 2023-061 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 60 objects

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Object: TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
Object ID: 2023-061A
Epoch: 2023-05-10 07:41:00 UTC
Mean motion: 15.74476188 rev/day
Eccentricity: 0.000234
Inclination: 43.0102°
Ascending node: 75.2923°
Arg. of perigee: 199.4432°
Mean anomaly: 293.686°
Element set: 999
Rev at epoch: 127
B*: -0.0067866

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; 50 still in orbit

Starlink 6156 · NORAD 56374 · in orbit
Starlink 6158 · NORAD 56375 · in orbit
Starlink 6188 · NORAD 56376 · in orbit
Starlink 6189 · NORAD 56377 · in orbit
Starlink 6191 · NORAD 56378 · in orbit
Starlink 6157 · NORAD 56379 · in orbit
Starlink 6161 · NORAD 56380 · re-entered July 27, 2025
Starlink 6159 · NORAD 56381 · in orbit
Starlink 6160 · NORAD 56382 · in orbit
Starlink 6166 · NORAD 56383 · in orbit
Starlink 6153 · NORAD 56384 · in orbit
Starlink 6173 · NORAD 56385 · in orbit

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Starlink 5836 · NORAD 56386 · in orbit
Starlink 6178 · NORAD 56387 · in orbit
Starlink 6176 · NORAD 56388 · in orbit
Starlink 6145 · NORAD 56389 · in orbit
Starlink 6300 · NORAD 56390 · re-entered March 8, 2025
Starlink 6298 · NORAD 56391 · in orbit
Starlink 6301 · NORAD 56392 · in orbit
Starlink 6303 · NORAD 56393 · in orbit
Starlink 6305 · NORAD 56394 · in orbit
Starlink 6273 · NORAD 56395 · in orbit
Starlink 6302 · NORAD 56396 · in orbit
Starlink 6271 · NORAD 56397 · in orbit
Starlink 6288 · NORAD 56398 · in orbit
Starlink 6277 · NORAD 56399 · in orbit
Starlink 6267 · NORAD 56400 · in orbit
Starlink 6256 · NORAD 56401 · re-entered April 13, 2026
Starlink 6269 · NORAD 56402 · re-entered October 22, 2023
Starlink 6284 · NORAD 56403 · re-entered March 4, 2026
Starlink 6287 · NORAD 56404 · in orbit
Starlink 6285 · NORAD 56405 · in orbit
Starlink 6283 · NORAD 56406 · in orbit
Starlink 6282 · NORAD 56407 · in orbit
Starlink 6289 · NORAD 56408 · in orbit
Starlink 6241 · NORAD 56409 · in orbit
Starlink 6281 · NORAD 56410 · in orbit
Starlink 6279 · NORAD 56411 · in orbit
Starlink 6278 · NORAD 56412 · in orbit
Starlink 6258 · NORAD 56413 · in orbit
Starlink 5136 · NORAD 56414 · in orbit
Starlink 6268 · NORAD 56415 · re-entered November 23, 2025
Starlink 6260 · NORAD 56416 · in orbit
Starlink 6261 · NORAD 56417 · in orbit
Starlink 5356 · NORAD 56418 · in orbit
Starlink 5350 · NORAD 56419 · in orbit
Starlink 6272 · NORAD 56420 · in orbit
Starlink 6270 · NORAD 56421 · in orbit
Starlink 6236 · NORAD 56422 · in orbit
Starlink 6239 · NORAD 56423 · in orbit
Starlink 6242 · NORAD 56424 · in orbit
Starlink 6224 · NORAD 56425 · in orbit
Starlink 5352 · NORAD 56426 · in orbit
Starlink 5724 · NORAD 56427 · in orbit
Starlink 6238 · NORAD 56428 · in orbit
Starlink 6264 · NORAD 56429 · in orbit

Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org

About this launch

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

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Pad

Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

179th launch from Space Launch Complex 40, 16th this year · 885th from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

Local pad time at liftoff: May 4, 3:31 AM EDT, at night

403 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

5 days 9 hours after the previous launch from this pad

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Updates

Successful launch

Nosu · May 4, 2023 · source

Show 9 earlier updates

Liftoff
Nosu · 5/4/2023 · source
Livestream has started
LL2 · 5/4/2023 · source
Updating T-0
Nosu · 5/3/2023 · source
GO for launch.
Cosmic_Penguin · 5/2/2023 · source
Weather 95%
Nosu · 5/1/2023 · source
NET May 4.
Cosmic_Penguin · 4/29/2023 · source
Targeting approximately 08:20 UTC
Nosu · 4/25/2023 · source
Re-use of heavily delayed Starlink launch mission entry for another group of Starlink satellites, newly declared.
Cosmic_Penguin · 4/25/2023 · source
NET January 2023
Cosmic_Penguin · 12/15/2022 · source

Questions

When did Starlink Group 5-6 launch?

Starlink Group 5-6 launched on May 4, 2023 at 07:31 UTC.

Where can I watch Starlink Group 5-6?

Coverage: Starlink Mission. Watch the replay

What rocket launched Starlink Group 5-6?

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

Where did Starlink Group 5-6 launch from?

Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA. Liftoff was May 4, 3:31 AM EDT local time at the pad.

Did the booster land?

Booster B1069 flew for the 7th time and landed at A Shortfall of Gravitas.

What orbit did Starlink Group 5-6 reach?

The tracked orbit of Starlink 6156, one of 60 catalogued objects, from May 10, 2023, was 352 × 355 km inclined 43.0°.

How many satellites did Starlink Group 5-6 launch?

56 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 50 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).

Which program is Starlink Group 5-6 part of?

Starlink. About Starlink