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Starlink Group 6-11

Launched

August 27, 2023 · 01:05 UTC

Launch SuccessfulWeather 95% go
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Summary

Starlink Group 6-11 launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 Block 5 from Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on August 27, 2023 at 01:05 UTC. The launch window ran from 01:05 to 03:04 UTC. It was SpaceX's 273rd launch, 60th this year and humanity's 6,504th orbital launch attempt. It was the 194th Falcon 9 Block 5 flight and the 56th this year. Booster B1080 flew for the 3rd time and landed at Just Read the Instructions. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Starlink 30288, one of 22 catalogued objects, reached a 291 × 299 km orbit 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
  • B1080 · flight 3 · Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship at Just Read the Instructions · landed156/157 landed here · 56 days after its previous flight, Euclid · 618 km downrange
Mission
Communications · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)for SpX
Milestone
194th Falcon 9 Block 5 flight · 56th this yearSpaceX's 273rd launch60th this yearhumanity's 6,504th orbital launch attempt136th orbital launch attempt this year

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Orbit: as tracked

43.0°Inclination
291 × 299 kmPerigee × apogeefrom mean elements
90.3 minPeriodfrom mean elements
124.9°Ascending node
1145 d agoElement epoch2023-08-27 15:59 UTC · stale

Starlink 30288 · NORAD 57698 · 2023-129 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 22 objects

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Object
TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
Object ID
2023-129A
Epoch
2023-08-27 15:59:41 UTC
Mean motion
15.95110287 rev/day
Eccentricity
0.0006023
Inclination
43.0042°
Ascending node
124.932°
Arg. of perigee
256.846°
Mean anomaly
189.5032°
Element set
999
Rev at epoch
130
B*
0.0019881

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; 20 still in orbit

  • Starlink 30288 · NORAD 57698 · in orbit
  • Starlink 30347 · NORAD 57699 · in orbit
  • Starlink 30332 · NORAD 57700 · in orbit
  • Starlink 30345 · NORAD 57701 · in orbit
  • Starlink 30333 · NORAD 57702 · in orbit
  • Starlink 30336 · NORAD 57703 · in orbit
  • Starlink 30346 · NORAD 57704 · in orbit
  • Starlink 30342 · NORAD 57705 · re-entered August 27, 2025
  • Starlink 30337 · NORAD 57706 · re-entered January 27, 2024
  • Starlink 30327 · NORAD 57707 · in orbit
  • Starlink 30315 · NORAD 57708 · in orbit
  • Starlink 30287 · NORAD 57709 · in orbit
Show 10 more payloads
  • Starlink 30335 · NORAD 57710 · in orbit
  • Starlink 30318 · NORAD 57711 · in orbit
  • Starlink 30348 · NORAD 57712 · in orbit
  • Starlink 30349 · NORAD 57713 · in orbit
  • Starlink 30341 · NORAD 57714 · in orbit
  • Starlink 30300 · NORAD 57715 · in orbit
  • Starlink 30281 · NORAD 57716 · in orbit
  • Starlink 30325 · NORAD 57717 · in orbit
  • Starlink 30338 · NORAD 57718 · in orbit
  • Starlink 30334 · NORAD 57719 · in orbit

Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org

About this launch

A batch of 22 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.

Official page: SpaceX

Pad

Map of Space Launch Complex 40

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

196th launch from Space Launch Complex 40, 33rd this year · 903rd from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

Local pad time at liftoff: Aug 26, 9:05 PM EDT, at night

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

9 days 21 hours after the previous launch from this pad

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Updates

Successful deployment of 22 Starlink satellites

SwGustav · Aug 27, 2023 · source

Show 9 earlier updates

  • Liftoff

    SwGustav · 8/27/2023 · source

  • Livestream has started

    LL2 · 8/27/2023 · source

  • Adding seconds to T-0

    Nosu · 8/26/2023 · source

  • Setting GO and updating launch window to match available opportunities.

    Nosu · 8/25/2023 · source

  • Adding T-0

    Nosu · 8/25/2023 · source

  • Delayed by a day due to the Crew-7 delay per the latest NGA notice

    Nosu · 8/25/2023 · source

  • Setting GO

    hitura-nobad · 8/24/2023 · source

  • Updating T-0 and launch window to match backup opportunities.

    Nosu · 8/24/2023 · source

  • launched delayed to August 26th UTC, weather 90% GO

    hitura-nobad · 8/23/2023 · source

Questions

When did Starlink Group 6-11 launch?

Starlink Group 6-11 launched on August 27, 2023 at 01:05 UTC. The launch window ran from 01:05 to 03:04 UTC.

Where can I watch Starlink Group 6-11?

Coverage: Starlink Mission. Watch the replay

What rocket launched Starlink Group 6-11?

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

Where did Starlink Group 6-11 launch from?

Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA. Liftoff was Aug 26, 9:05 PM EDT local time at the pad.

Did the booster land?

Booster B1080 flew for the 3rd time and landed at Just Read the Instructions.

What orbit did Starlink Group 6-11 reach?

Starlink 30288, one of 22 catalogued objects, reached a 291 × 299 km orbit inclined 43.0°.

How many satellites did Starlink Group 6-11 launch?

22 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 20 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).

Which program is Starlink Group 6-11 part of?

Starlink. About Starlink