SpaceXFalcon 9 Block 5Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Starlink Group 6-1
Launched
February 27, 2023 · 23:13 UTC
Image: SpaceX
Summary
Starlink Group 6-1 launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 Block 5 from Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on February 27, 2023 at 23:13 UTC. It was SpaceX's 226th launch, 13th this year and humanity's 6,396th orbital launch attempt. It was the 150th Falcon 9 Block 5 flight and the 12th this year. Booster B1076 flew for the 3rd time and landed at A Shortfall of Gravitas. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Starlink 30050, one of 21 catalogued objects, reached a 373 × 377 km orbit inclined 43.0°. 21 objects from this launch are catalogued, all of them payloads.
- Watch
- Starlink MissionSpaceX
- Vehicle
- Falcon 9 Block 5 · SpaceXStarlink
- Booster
- Mission
- Communications · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 150th Falcon 9 Block 5 flight · 12th this yearSpaceX's 226th launch13th this yearhumanity's 6,396th orbital launch attempt28th orbital launch attempt this year
Webcast
Flight preview
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Starlink 30050 · NORAD 55695 · 2023-026 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 21 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2023-026A
- Epoch
- 2023-03-01 16:00:00 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.66783632 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0002763
- Inclination
- 43.0106°
- Ascending node
- 273.0953°
- Arg. of perigee
- 261.8362°
- Mean anomaly
- 90.9061°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 130
- B*
- -0.0082662
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LEO.
Catalogued objects
21 catalogued: 21 payloads; none still in orbit
- Starlink 30050 · NORAD 55695 · re-entered July 27, 2024
- Starlink 30038 · NORAD 55696 · re-entered May 12, 2023
- Starlink 30040 · NORAD 55697 · re-entered August 23, 2024
- Starlink 30061 · NORAD 55698 · re-entered June 30, 2023
- Starlink 30055 · NORAD 55699 · re-entered July 27, 2024
- Starlink 30064 · NORAD 55700 · re-entered August 16, 2024
- Starlink 30065 · NORAD 55701 · re-entered July 25, 2024
- Starlink 30042 · NORAD 55702 · re-entered September 13, 2023
- Starlink 30044 · NORAD 55703 · re-entered June 13, 2023
- Starlink 30051 · NORAD 55704 · re-entered June 16, 2024
- Starlink 30057 · NORAD 55705 · re-entered July 24, 2024
- Starlink 30054 · NORAD 55706 · re-entered April 16, 2023
Show 9 more payloads
- Starlink 30060 · NORAD 55707 · re-entered July 24, 2024
- Starlink 30058 · NORAD 55708 · re-entered August 7, 2023
- Starlink 30047 · NORAD 55709 · re-entered August 29, 2024
- Starlink 30046 · NORAD 55710 · re-entered August 8, 2024
- Starlink 30048 · NORAD 55711 · re-entered June 4, 2023
- Starlink 30037 · NORAD 55712 · re-entered July 24, 2024
- Starlink 30063 · NORAD 55713 · re-entered July 24, 2024
- Starlink 30059 · NORAD 55714 · re-entered September 23, 2023
- Starlink 30062 · NORAD 55715 · re-entered April 3, 2023
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
A batch of 21 satellites for Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system. First launch of the “v2 Mini” version of Starlink satellites.
Pad
Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
171st launch from Space Launch Complex 40, 8th this year · 876th from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Local pad time at liftoff: Feb 27, 6:13 PM EST, in daylight
403 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
9 days 19 hours after the previous launch from this pad
Updates
Launch success.
Show 9 earlier updates
Liftoff
Cosmic_Penguin · 2/27/2023 · source
Webcast live
Cosmic_Penguin · 2/27/2023 · source
Adding seconds to T-0
Nosu · 2/27/2023 · source
Delay by 4+ hours due to space weather concerns.
Cosmic_Penguin · 2/27/2023 · source
Updating window end
Nosu · 2/26/2023 · source
Adding seconds to T-0
Nosu · 2/26/2023 · source
Go for launch.
Cosmic_Penguin · 2/26/2023 · source
NET February 27
Cosmic_Penguin · 2/24/2023 · source
Updated launch window.
Cosmic_Penguin · 2/24/2023 · source
Questions
When did Starlink Group 6-1 launch?
Starlink Group 6-1 launched on February 27, 2023 at 23:13 UTC.
Where can I watch Starlink Group 6-1?
Coverage: Starlink Mission. Watch the replay
What rocket launched Starlink Group 6-1?
Falcon 9 Block 5, flown by SpaceX. Falcon 9 Block 5 spec sheet
Where did Starlink Group 6-1 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA. Liftoff was Feb 27, 6:13 PM EST local time at the pad.
Did the booster land?
Booster B1076 flew for the 3rd time and landed at A Shortfall of Gravitas.
What orbit did Starlink Group 6-1 reach?
Starlink 30050, one of 21 catalogued objects, reached a 373 × 377 km orbit inclined 43.0°.
How many satellites did Starlink Group 6-1 launch?
21 payloads from this launch are catalogued, none of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).
Which program is Starlink Group 6-1 part of?
Starlink. About Starlink