SpaceXFalcon 9 Block 5Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Starlink Group 6-15
Launched
July 20, 2023 · 04:09 UTC
Image: SpaceX
Summary
Starlink Group 6-15 launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 Block 5 from Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on July 20, 2023 at 04:09 UTC. It was SpaceX's 262nd launch, 49th this year and humanity's 6,476th orbital launch attempt. It was the 184th Falcon 9 Block 5 flight and the 46th this year. Booster B1071 flew for the 10th time and landed at Of Course I Still Love You. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). The tracked orbit of Starlink 30240, one of 15 catalogued objects, from July 27, 2023, was 335 × 340 km inclined 43.0°. 15 objects from this launch are catalogued, all of them payloads.
- Watch
- Starlink MissionSpaceX
- Starlink MissionSpaceX
- Vehicle
- Falcon 9 Block 5 · SpaceXStarlink
- Booster
- B1071 · flight 10 · Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship at Of Course I Still Love You · landed209/217 landed here · 37 days after its previous flight, Transporter 8 (Dedicated SSO Rideshare) · 660 km downrange
- Mission
- Communications · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 184th Falcon 9 Block 5 flight · 46th this yearSpaceX's 262nd launch49th this yearhumanity's 6,476th orbital launch attempt108th orbital launch attempt this year
Webcast
Flight preview
Simulate in Flight ClubOrbit: as tracked
Starlink 30240 · NORAD 57404 · 2023-102 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 15 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2023-102A
- Epoch
- 2023-07-27 16:00:00 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.80025545 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0003143
- Inclination
- 42.9982°
- Ascending node
- 53.8437°
- Arg. of perigee
- 162.3679°
- Mean anomaly
- 329.0582°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 231
- B*
- -0.0053397
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LEO.
Catalogued objects
15 catalogued: 15 payloads; 13 still in orbit
- Starlink 30240 · NORAD 57404 · in orbit
- Starlink 30192 · NORAD 57405 · re-entered January 29, 2026
- Starlink 30195 · NORAD 57406 · re-entered August 13, 2026
- Starlink 30207 · NORAD 57407 · in orbit
- Starlink 30205 · NORAD 57408 · in orbit
- Starlink 30222 · NORAD 57409 · in orbit
- Starlink 30172 · NORAD 57410 · in orbit
- Starlink 30214 · NORAD 57411 · in orbit
- Starlink 30182 · NORAD 57412 · in orbit
- Starlink 30191 · NORAD 57413 · in orbit
- Starlink 30193 · NORAD 57414 · in orbit
- Starlink 30208 · NORAD 57415 · in orbit
Show 3 more payloads
- Starlink 30224 · NORAD 57416 · in orbit
- Starlink 30043 · NORAD 57417 · in orbit
- Starlink 30221 · NORAD 57418 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
A batch of satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.
Pad
Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
115th launch from Space Launch Complex 4E, 15th this year · 724th from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Local pad time at liftoff: Jul 19, 9:09 PM PDT, in twilight
303 launches from this pad · 919 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
12 days after the previous launch from this pad
Updates
Launch success.
Show 9 earlier updates
Liftoff
Cosmic_Penguin · 7/20/2023 · source
Livestream has started
LL2 · 7/20/2023 · source
Setting GO, SpaceX confirmed launch attempt.
hitura-nobad · 7/19/2023 · source
Adding seconds to T-0
Nosu · 7/19/2023 · source
Launch Aborted
hitura-nobad · 7/19/2023 · source
Livestream has started
LL2 · 7/19/2023 · source
New T-0.
Cosmic_Penguin · 7/19/2023 · source
Clock paused due to a leak on Stage 2
hitura-nobad · 7/19/2023 · source
Updating T-0
Nosu · 7/18/2023 · source
Questions
When did Starlink Group 6-15 launch?
Starlink Group 6-15 launched on July 20, 2023 at 04:09 UTC.
Where can I watch Starlink Group 6-15?
Coverage: Starlink Mission; Starlink Mission. Watch the replay
What rocket launched Starlink Group 6-15?
Falcon 9 Block 5, flown by SpaceX. Falcon 9 Block 5 spec sheet
Where did Starlink Group 6-15 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA. Liftoff was Jul 19, 9:09 PM PDT local time at the pad.
Did the booster land?
Booster B1071 flew for the 10th time and landed at Of Course I Still Love You.
What orbit did Starlink Group 6-15 reach?
The tracked orbit of Starlink 30240, one of 15 catalogued objects, from July 27, 2023, was 335 × 340 km inclined 43.0°.
How many satellites did Starlink Group 6-15 launch?
15 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 13 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).
Which program is Starlink Group 6-15 part of?
Starlink. About Starlink