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Starlink Group 6-14

Launched

September 9, 2023 · 03:12 UTC

Launch SuccessfulWeather 85% go
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Summary

Starlink Group 6-14 launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 Block 5 from Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on September 9, 2023 at 03:12 UTC. The launch window ran from 23:56 to 03:30 UTC. It was SpaceX's 277th launch, 64th this year and humanity's 6,513th orbital launch attempt. It was the 198th Falcon 9 Block 5 flight and the 60th this year. Booster B1076 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 30304, one of 22 catalogued objects, from September 13, 2023, was 302 × 305 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
  • B1076 · flight 7 · Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship at A Shortfall of Gravitas · landed161/162 landed here · 47 days after its previous flight, Starlink Group 6-6 · 640 km downrange
Mission
Communications · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)for SpX
Milestone
198th Falcon 9 Block 5 flight · 60th this yearSpaceX's 277th launch64th this yearhumanity's 6,513th orbital launch attempt145th orbital launch attempt this year

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Orbit: as tracked

43.0°Inclination
302 × 305 kmPerigee × apogeefrom mean elements
90.4 minPeriodfrom mean elements
145.2°Ascending node
1128 d agoElement epoch2023-09-13 16:00 UTC · stale

Starlink 30304 · NORAD 57808 · 2023-138 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 22 objects

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Object
TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
Object ID
2023-138A
Epoch
2023-09-13 16:00:00 UTC
Mean motion
15.9216126 rev/day
Eccentricity
0.0001807
Inclination
43.0032°
Ascending node
145.166°
Arg. of perigee
270.583°
Mean anomaly
345.794°
Element set
999
Rev at epoch
188
B*
-0.0024819

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 30304 · NORAD 57808 · re-entered October 7, 2025
  • Starlink 30374 · NORAD 57809 · in orbit
  • Starlink 30394 · NORAD 57810 · in orbit
  • Starlink 30379 · NORAD 57811 · in orbit
  • Starlink 30395 · NORAD 57812 · in orbit
  • Starlink 30403 · NORAD 57813 · in orbit
  • Starlink 30413 · NORAD 57814 · in orbit
  • Starlink 30398 · NORAD 57815 · in orbit
  • Starlink 30386 · NORAD 57816 · in orbit
  • Starlink 30391 · NORAD 57817 · in orbit
  • Starlink 30401 · NORAD 57818 · in orbit
  • Starlink 30390 · NORAD 57819 · in orbit
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  • Starlink 30409 · NORAD 57820 · in orbit
  • Starlink 30415 · NORAD 57821 · in orbit
  • Starlink 30417 · NORAD 57822 · re-entered August 19, 2024
  • Starlink 30407 · NORAD 57823 · in orbit
  • Starlink 30408 · NORAD 57824 · in orbit
  • Starlink 30377 · NORAD 57825 · in orbit
  • Starlink 30422 · NORAD 57826 · in orbit
  • Starlink 30402 · NORAD 57827 · in orbit
  • Starlink 30411 · NORAD 57828 · in orbit
  • Starlink 30418 · NORAD 57829 · 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

198th launch from Space Launch Complex 40, 35th this year · 905th from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

Local pad time at liftoff: Sep 8, 11:12 PM EDT, at night

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

8 days after the previous launch from this pad

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Updates

Launch success; satellites have been deployed.

Cosmic_Penguin · Sep 9, 2023 · source

Show 8 earlier updates

  • Liftoff

    SwGustav · 9/9/2023 · source

  • Updating T-0

    SwGustav · 9/8/2023 · source

  • GO for launch.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 9/7/2023 · source

  • Weather 60% GO at the start of the window, improving toward 85% at the end

    hitura-nobad · 9/6/2023 · source

  • Weather 90% GO

    hitura-nobad · 9/6/2023 · source

  • Adding window

    Nosu · 9/3/2023 · source

  • Targeting September 9 per NOTAM F2929/23

    Nosu · 9/3/2023

  • Adding launch

    Nosu · 5/22/2023 · source

Questions

When did Starlink Group 6-14 launch?

Starlink Group 6-14 launched on September 9, 2023 at 03:12 UTC. The launch window ran from 23:56 to 03:30 UTC.

Where can I watch Starlink Group 6-14?

Coverage: SpaceX Starlink Group 6-14; Starlink Mission. Watch the replay

What rocket launched Starlink Group 6-14?

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

Where did Starlink Group 6-14 launch from?

Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA. Liftoff was Sep 8, 11:12 PM EDT local time at the pad.

Did the booster land?

Booster B1076 flew for the 7th time and landed at A Shortfall of Gravitas.

What orbit did Starlink Group 6-14 reach?

The tracked orbit of Starlink 30304, one of 22 catalogued objects, from September 13, 2023, was 302 × 305 km inclined 43.0°.

How many satellites did Starlink Group 6-14 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 6-14 part of?

Starlink. About Starlink