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Starlink Group 6-10

Launched

August 17, 2023 · 03:36 UTC

Launch SuccessfulWeather 90% go
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Summary

Starlink Group 6-10 launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 Block 5 from Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on August 17, 2023 at 03:36 UTC. The launch window ran from 00:14 to 04:00 UTC. It was SpaceX's 270th launch, 57th this year and humanity's 6,496th orbital launch attempt. It was the 191st Falcon 9 Block 5 flight and the 53rd this year. Booster B1067 flew for the 13th time and landed at A Shortfall of Gravitas. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). The tracked orbit of Starlink 30309, one of 22 catalogued objects, from August 25, 2023, was 313 × 315 km inclined 43.0°. 22 objects from this launch are catalogued, all of them payloads.

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Vehicle
Falcon 9 Block 5 · SpaceXStarlink
Booster
  • B1067 · flight 13 · Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship at A Shortfall of Gravitas · landed161/162 landed here · 59 days after its previous flight, Satria-1 · 643 km downrange
Mission
Communications · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)for SpX
Milestone
191st Falcon 9 Block 5 flight · 53rd this yearSpaceX's 270th launch57th this yearhumanity's 6,496th orbital launch attempt128th orbital launch attempt this year

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Orbit: as tracked

43.0°Inclination
313 × 315 kmPerigee × apogeefrom mean elements
90.7 minPeriodfrom mean elements
103.1°Ascending node
1147 d agoElement epoch2023-08-25 18:00 UTC · stale

Starlink 30309 · NORAD 57632 · 2023-122 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 22 objects

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Object
TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
Object ID
2023-122A
Epoch
2023-08-25 18:00:00 UTC
Mean motion
15.88313367 rev/day
Eccentricity
0.0001245
Inclination
43.0011°
Ascending node
103.1345°
Arg. of perigee
335.667°
Mean anomaly
252.0461°
Element set
999
Rev at epoch
260
B*
-0.0036117

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

Catalogued objects

22 catalogued: 22 payloads; 21 still in orbit

  • Starlink 30309 · NORAD 57632 · in orbit
  • Starlink 30306 · NORAD 57633 · in orbit
  • Starlink 30323 · NORAD 57634 · in orbit
  • Starlink 30329 · NORAD 57635 · in orbit
  • Starlink 30330 · NORAD 57636 · in orbit
  • Starlink 30311 · NORAD 57637 · in orbit
  • Starlink 30328 · NORAD 57638 · in orbit
  • Starlink 30326 · NORAD 57639 · in orbit
  • Starlink 30324 · NORAD 57640 · in orbit
  • Starlink 30312 · NORAD 57641 · in orbit
  • Starlink 30263 · NORAD 57642 · in orbit
  • Starlink 30280 · NORAD 57643 · in orbit
Show 10 more payloads
  • Starlink 30247 · NORAD 57644 · in orbit
  • Starlink 30277 · NORAD 57645 · in orbit
  • Starlink 30265 · NORAD 57646 · in orbit
  • Starlink 30286 · NORAD 57647 · in orbit
  • Starlink 30243 · NORAD 57648 · in orbit
  • Starlink 30293 · NORAD 57649 · re-entered May 8, 2024
  • Starlink 30299 · NORAD 57650 · in orbit
  • Starlink 30294 · NORAD 57651 · in orbit
  • Starlink 30276 · NORAD 57652 · in orbit
  • Starlink 30289 · NORAD 57653 · in orbit

Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org

About this launch

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

Related page: SpaceX

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

195th launch from Space Launch Complex 40, 32nd this year · 902nd from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

Local pad time at liftoff: Aug 16, 11:36 PM EDT, at night

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

5 days 22 hours after the previous launch from this pad

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Updates

launch success

hitura-nobad · Aug 17, 2023 · source

Show 9 earlier updates

  • Liftoff

    hitura-nobad · 8/17/2023 · source

  • Livestream has started

    LL2 · 8/17/2023 · source

  • Targeting third backup opportunity at 03:36:50 UTC

    Jay · 8/17/2023 · source

  • Now targeting the second backup opportunity at 01:55:50 UTC

    Jay · 8/16/2023 · source

  • GO for launch.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 8/16/2023 · source

  • Updated launch window and T-0

    hitura-nobad · 8/15/2023 · source

  • Weather now 20% GO at the start, improving to 65% towards the end.

    hitura-nobad · 8/14/2023 · source

  • launch set TBC, Adjusted launch window based on weather forecast valid timeframe. Weather 25% go at the start of the window, increasing to 70% at the end.

    hitura-nobad · 8/13/2023 · source

  • Adding approximate launch window per latest NGA Space Debris notice

    Nosu · 8/12/2023 · source

Questions

When did Starlink Group 6-10 launch?

Starlink Group 6-10 launched on August 17, 2023 at 03:36 UTC. The launch window ran from 00:14 to 04:00 UTC.

Where can I watch Starlink Group 6-10?

Coverage: Starlink Mission. Watch the replay

What rocket launched Starlink Group 6-10?

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

Where did Starlink Group 6-10 launch from?

Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA. Liftoff was Aug 16, 11:36 PM EDT local time at the pad.

Did the booster land?

Booster B1067 flew for the 13th time and landed at A Shortfall of Gravitas.

What orbit did Starlink Group 6-10 reach?

The tracked orbit of Starlink 30309, one of 22 catalogued objects, from August 25, 2023, was 313 × 315 km inclined 43.0°.

How many satellites did Starlink Group 6-10 launch?

22 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 21 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).

Which program is Starlink Group 6-10 part of?

Starlink. About Starlink