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Starlink Group 6-13

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September 1, 2023 · 02:21 UTC

Launch SuccessfulWeather 20% go
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Summary

Starlink Group 6-13 launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 Block 5 from Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on September 1, 2023 at 02:21 UTC. The launch window ran from 23:52 to 03:12 UTC. It was SpaceX's 274th launch, 61st this year and humanity's 6,506th orbital launch attempt. It was the 195th Falcon 9 Block 5 flight and the 57th this year. Booster B1077 flew for the 7th time and landed at A Shortfall of Gravitas. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). The tracked orbit of Starlink 30375, one of 22 catalogued objects, from September 12, 2023, was 339 × 341 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
  • B1077 · flight 7 · Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship at A Shortfall of Gravitas · landed161/162 landed here · 28 days after its previous flight, Galaxy 37 · 618 km downrange
Mission
Communications · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)for SpX
Milestone
195th Falcon 9 Block 5 flight · 57th this yearSpaceX's 274th launch61st this yearhumanity's 6,506th orbital launch attempt138th orbital launch attempt this year

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Orbit: as tracked

43.0°Inclination
339 × 341 kmPerigee × apogeefrom mean elements
91.2 minPeriodfrom mean elements
80.6°Ascending node
1129 d agoElement epoch2023-09-12 18:00 UTC · stale

Starlink 30375 · NORAD 57732 · 2023-131 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 22 objects

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Object
TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
Object ID
2023-131A
Epoch
2023-09-12 18:00:00 UTC
Mean motion
15.79183746 rev/day
Eccentricity
0.000093
Inclination
42.998°
Ascending node
80.5991°
Arg. of perigee
263.7794°
Mean anomaly
5.4567°
Element set
999
Rev at epoch
297
B*
-0.005114

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; 22 still in orbit

  • Starlink 30375 · NORAD 57732 · in orbit
  • Starlink 30310 · NORAD 57733 · in orbit
  • Starlink 30365 · NORAD 57734 · in orbit
  • Starlink 30371 · NORAD 57735 · in orbit
  • Starlink 30352 · NORAD 57736 · in orbit
  • Starlink 30344 · NORAD 57737 · in orbit
  • Starlink 30351 · NORAD 57738 · in orbit
  • Starlink 30242 · NORAD 57739 · in orbit
  • Starlink 30331 · NORAD 57740 · in orbit
  • Starlink 30364 · NORAD 57741 · in orbit
  • Starlink 30308 · NORAD 57742 · in orbit
  • Starlink 30361 · NORAD 57743 · in orbit
Show 10 more payloads
  • Starlink 30363 · NORAD 57744 · in orbit
  • Starlink 30362 · NORAD 57745 · in orbit
  • Starlink 30350 · NORAD 57746 · in orbit
  • Starlink 30307 · NORAD 57747 · in orbit
  • Starlink 30356 · NORAD 57748 · in orbit
  • Starlink 30366 · NORAD 57749 · in orbit
  • Starlink 30357 · NORAD 57750 · in orbit
  • Starlink 30370 · NORAD 57751 · in orbit
  • Starlink 30368 · NORAD 57752 · in orbit
  • Starlink 30343 · NORAD 57753 · 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

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

197th launch from Space Launch Complex 40, 34th this year · 904th from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

Local pad time at liftoff: Aug 31, 10:21 PM EDT, at night

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

5 days 1 hour after the previous launch from this pad

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Updates

Launch successful.

hitura-nobad · Sep 1, 2023 · source

Show 9 earlier updates

  • Liftoff

    SwGustav · 9/1/2023 · source

  • Livestream has started

    LL2 · 9/1/2023 · source

  • Updated T-0

    Jay · 9/1/2023 · source

  • New T-0

    SwGustav · 9/1/2023 · source

  • Adjusting T-0

    SwGustav · 8/31/2023 · source

  • Updating T-0 and setting GO. Seconds precision from pre-launch SupGP data provided to CelesTrak.

    Nosu · 8/31/2023 · source

  • Weather 20% GO at the start of the window, improving to 50% towards the end.

    hitura-nobad · 8/29/2023 · source

  • Updating T-0 and window to match launch opportunities

    Nosu · 8/29/2023 · source

  • Delayed to August 31

    Nosu · 8/25/2023 · source

Questions

When did Starlink Group 6-13 launch?

Starlink Group 6-13 launched on September 1, 2023 at 02:21 UTC. The launch window ran from 23:52 to 03:12 UTC.

Where can I watch Starlink Group 6-13?

Coverage: Starlink Mission. Watch the replay

What rocket launched Starlink Group 6-13?

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

Where did Starlink Group 6-13 launch from?

Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA. Liftoff was Aug 31, 10:21 PM EDT local time at the pad.

Did the booster land?

Booster B1077 flew for the 7th time and landed at A Shortfall of Gravitas.

What orbit did Starlink Group 6-13 reach?

The tracked orbit of Starlink 30375, one of 22 catalogued objects, from September 12, 2023, was 339 × 341 km inclined 43.0°.

How many satellites did Starlink Group 6-13 launch?

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

Which program is Starlink Group 6-13 part of?

Starlink. About Starlink