SpaceXFalcon 9 Block 5Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Starlink Group 6-101
Launched
January 30, 2026 · 07:22 UTC
Image: SpaceX
Summary
Starlink Group 6-101 launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 Block 5 from Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on January 30, 2026 at 07:22 UTC. The launch window ran from 04:00 to 08:00 UTC. It was SpaceX's 632nd launch, 13th this year and humanity's 7,196th orbital launch attempt. It was the 539th Falcon 9 Block 5 flight and the 13th this year. Booster B1095 flew for the 5th time and landed at Just Read the Instructions. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Starlink 36548, one of 29 catalogued objects, reached a 271 × 281 km orbit inclined 43.0°. 29 objects from this launch are catalogued, all of them payloads.
- Watch
- SpaceX Starlink Group 6-101The Space Devs
- Live: SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket to launch from Cape Canaveral with 29 Starlink internet satellitesSpaceflight Now
- SpaceX Falcon 9 launches Starlink 6-101NASASpaceflight
- Vehicle
- Falcon 9 Block 5 · SpaceXStarlink
- Booster
- B1095 · flight 5 · Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship at Just Read the Instructions · landed156/157 landed here · 59 days after its previous flight, Starlink Group 6-86 · 600 km downrange
- Mission
- Communications · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)for SpX
- Milestone
- 539th Falcon 9 Block 5 flight · 13th this yearSpaceX's 632nd launch13th this yearhumanity's 7,196th orbital launch attempt23rd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Simulate in Flight ClubOrbit: as tracked
Starlink 36548 · NORAD 67617 · 2026-020 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 29 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- STARLINK-36548
- Object ID
- 2026-020A
- Epoch
- 2026-01-30 08:15:55 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.02007763 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.00069
- Inclination
- 43.01°
- Ascending node
- 17.8878°
- Arg. of perigee
- 318.5°
- Mean anomaly
- 14.75°
- 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; 28 still in orbit
- Starlink 36548 · NORAD 67617 · in orbit
- Starlink 36601 · NORAD 67618 · in orbit
- Starlink 36119 · NORAD 67619 · in orbit
- Starlink 36607 · NORAD 67620 · in orbit
- Starlink 36615 · NORAD 67621 · in orbit
- Starlink 36614 · NORAD 67622 · in orbit
- Starlink 36600 · NORAD 67623 · in orbit
- Starlink 36439 · NORAD 67624 · in orbit
- Starlink 36438 · NORAD 67625 · in orbit
- Starlink 36436 · NORAD 67626 · in orbit
- Starlink 36502 · NORAD 67627 · in orbit
- Starlink 36532 · NORAD 67628 · in orbit
Show 17 more payloads
- Starlink 36367 · NORAD 67629 · in orbit
- Starlink 36416 · NORAD 67630 · re-entered August 16, 2026
- Starlink 36527 · NORAD 67631 · in orbit
- Starlink 36633 · NORAD 67632 · in orbit
- Starlink 36637 · NORAD 67633 · in orbit
- Starlink 36617 · NORAD 67634 · in orbit
- Starlink 36627 · NORAD 67635 · in orbit
- Starlink 36624 · NORAD 67636 · in orbit
- Starlink 36610 · NORAD 67637 · in orbit
- Starlink 36599 · NORAD 67638 · in orbit
- Starlink 36595 · NORAD 67639 · in orbit
- Starlink 36570 · NORAD 67640 · in orbit
- Starlink 36514 · NORAD 67641 · in orbit
- Starlink 36556 · NORAD 67642 · in orbit
- Starlink 36533 · NORAD 67643 · in orbit
- Starlink 36623 · NORAD 67644 · in orbit
- Starlink 36619 · NORAD 67645 · 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
361st launch from Space Launch Complex 40, 7th this year · 1,083rd from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Local pad time at liftoff: Jan 30, 2:22 AM EST, at night
403 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
2 days 2 hours after the previous launch from this pad
Updates
Launch success
Show 9 earlier updates
Unofficial Re-stream by SPACE AFFAIRS has started
LL2 · 1/30/2026 · source
Liftoff.
Cosmic_Penguin · 1/30/2026 · source
Now targeting Jan 30 at 07:22 UTC
Cosmic_Penguin · 1/30/2026 · source
Now targeting Jan 30 at 05:51 UTC
hitura-nobad · 1/29/2026 · source
Now targeting Jan 30 at 04:24 UTC
Cosmic_Penguin · 1/29/2026 · source
Now targeting Jan 30 at 04:01 UTC
Cosmic_Penguin · 1/29/2026 · source
Updated launch weather, 95% GO.
Cosmic_Penguin · 1/28/2026 · source
Now targeting Jan 30 at 04:00 UTC
Cosmic_Penguin · 1/23/2026 · source
Now targeting Jan 29 at 04:00 UTC
Cosmic_Penguin · 1/21/2026 · source
Questions
When did Starlink Group 6-101 launch?
Starlink Group 6-101 launched on January 30, 2026 at 07:22 UTC. The launch window ran from 04:00 to 08:00 UTC.
Where can I watch Starlink Group 6-101?
Coverage: SpaceX Starlink Group 6-101; Live: SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket to launch from Cape Canaveral with 29 Starlink internet satellites; SpaceX Falcon 9 launches Starlink 6-101. Watch the replay
What rocket launched Starlink Group 6-101?
Falcon 9 Block 5, flown by SpaceX. Falcon 9 Block 5 spec sheet
Where did Starlink Group 6-101 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA. Liftoff was Jan 30, 2:22 AM EST local time at the pad.
Did the booster land?
Booster B1095 flew for the 5th time and landed at Just Read the Instructions.
What orbit did Starlink Group 6-101 reach?
Starlink 36548, one of 29 catalogued objects, reached a 271 × 281 km orbit inclined 43.0°.
How many satellites did Starlink Group 6-101 launch?
29 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 28 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).
Which program is Starlink Group 6-101 part of?
Starlink. About Starlink