SpaceXFalcon 9 Block 5Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Starlink Group 6-100
Launched
January 18, 2026 · 23:31 UTC
Image: SpaceX
Summary
Starlink Group 6-100 launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 Block 5 from Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on January 18, 2026 at 23:31 UTC. The launch window ran from 22:04 to 02:04 UTC. It was SpaceX's 627th launch, 8th this year and humanity's 7,188th orbital launch attempt. It was the 534th Falcon 9 Block 5 flight and the 8th this year. Booster B1080 flew for the 24th time and landed at A Shortfall of Gravitas. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Starlink 36551, one of 29 catalogued objects, reached a 262 × 272 km orbit inclined 43.0°. 29 objects from this launch are catalogued, all of them payloads.
- Watch
- SpaceX Starlink Group 6-100The Space Devs
- Live: SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket to launch 29 Starlink internet satellites from Cape CanaveralSpaceflight Now
- SpaceX Falcon 9 launches Starlink 6-100NASASpaceflight
- Vehicle
- Falcon 9 Block 5 · SpaceXStarlink
- Booster
- B1080 · flight 24 · Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship at A Shortfall of Gravitas · landed161/162 landed here · 58 days after its previous flight, Starlink Group 6-78 · 600 km downrange
- Mission
- Communications · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)for SpX
- Milestone
- 534th Falcon 9 Block 5 flight · 8th this yearSpaceX's 627th launch8th this yearhumanity's 7,188th orbital launch attempt15th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Simulate in Flight ClubOrbit: as tracked
Starlink 36551 · NORAD 67493 · 2026-012 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 29 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- STARLINK-36551
- Object ID
- 2026-012A
- Epoch
- 2026-01-19 00:25:32 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.05267929 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.00077
- Inclination
- 43.01°
- Ascending node
- 248.37°
- Arg. of perigee
- 319.97°
- Mean anomaly
- 13.35°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 1
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LEO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile. Booster return drawn from padside's representative arc.
Flight timeline
- T+1M12SMax-Q
- T+2M24SMECO
- T+2M28SStage 2 Separation
- T+2M36SSES-1
- T+2M57SFairing Separation
- T+6M8SEntry Burn Startup
- T+6M34SEntry Burn Shutdown
- T+7M55SStage 1 Landing Burn
- T+8M20SStage 1 Landing
- T+8M40SSECO-1
- T+53M52SSES-2
- T+53M54SSECO-2
- T+1H4M59SStarlink Deployment
Catalogued objects
29 catalogued: 29 payloads; 29 still in orbit
- Starlink 36551 · NORAD 67493 · in orbit
- Starlink 36396 · NORAD 67494 · in orbit
- Starlink 36550 · NORAD 67495 · in orbit
- Starlink 36534 · NORAD 67496 · in orbit
- Starlink 36555 · NORAD 67497 · in orbit
- Starlink 36081 · NORAD 67498 · in orbit
- Starlink 36558 · NORAD 67499 · in orbit
- Starlink 36557 · NORAD 67500 · in orbit
- Starlink 36433 · NORAD 67501 · in orbit
- Starlink 36554 · NORAD 67502 · in orbit
- Starlink 36552 · NORAD 67503 · in orbit
- Starlink 36512 · NORAD 67504 · in orbit
Show 17 more payloads
- Starlink 36545 · NORAD 67505 · in orbit
- Starlink 36553 · NORAD 67506 · in orbit
- Starlink 36521 · NORAD 67507 · in orbit
- Starlink 36526 · NORAD 67508 · in orbit
- Starlink 36541 · NORAD 67509 · in orbit
- Starlink 36549 · NORAD 67510 · in orbit
- Starlink 36540 · NORAD 67511 · in orbit
- Starlink 36538 · NORAD 67512 · in orbit
- Starlink 36531 · NORAD 67513 · in orbit
- Starlink 36530 · NORAD 67514 · in orbit
- Starlink 36543 · NORAD 67515 · in orbit
- Starlink 36537 · NORAD 67516 · in orbit
- Starlink 36544 · NORAD 67517 · in orbit
- Starlink 36412 · NORAD 67518 · in orbit
- Starlink 36415 · NORAD 67519 · in orbit
- Starlink 36547 · NORAD 67520 · in orbit
- Starlink 36444 · NORAD 67521 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
A batch of 29 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.
Pad
Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
359th launch from Space Launch Complex 40, 5th this year · 1,081st from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Local pad time at liftoff: Jan 18, 6:31 PM EST, in twilight
403 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
4 days 5 hours after the previous launch from this pad
Updates
Launch success.
Show 8 earlier updates
Liftoff.
Cosmic_Penguin · 1/18/2026 · source
Unofficial Re-stream by SPACE AFFAIRS has started
LL2 · 1/18/2026 · source
Now targeting Jan 18 at 23:31 UTC
Cosmic_Penguin · 1/18/2026 · source
Now targeting Jan 18 at 22:06 UTC
Cosmic_Penguin · 1/18/2026 · source
Updated launch weather, 60% GO at start of window (90% at end).
Cosmic_Penguin · 1/16/2026 · source
Now targeting Jan 18 at 22:04 UTC
Cosmic_Penguin · 1/10/2026 · source
GO for launch.
Cosmic_Penguin · 1/8/2026 · source
Added launch.
Cosmic_Penguin · 1/8/2026 · source
Questions
When did Starlink Group 6-100 launch?
Starlink Group 6-100 launched on January 18, 2026 at 23:31 UTC. The launch window ran from 22:04 to 02:04 UTC.
Where can I watch Starlink Group 6-100?
Coverage: SpaceX Starlink Group 6-100; Live: SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket to launch 29 Starlink internet satellites from Cape Canaveral; SpaceX Falcon 9 launches Starlink 6-100. Watch the replay
What rocket launched Starlink Group 6-100?
Falcon 9 Block 5, flown by SpaceX. Falcon 9 Block 5 spec sheet
Where did Starlink Group 6-100 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA. Liftoff was Jan 18, 6:31 PM EST local time at the pad.
Did the booster land?
Booster B1080 flew for the 24th time and landed at A Shortfall of Gravitas.
What orbit did Starlink Group 6-100 reach?
Starlink 36551, one of 29 catalogued objects, reached a 262 × 272 km orbit inclined 43.0°.
How many satellites did Starlink Group 6-100 launch?
29 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 29 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).
Which program is Starlink Group 6-100 part of?
Starlink. About Starlink