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Starlink Group 6-16

Launched

September 16, 2023 · 03:38 UTC

Launch SuccessfulWeather 65% go
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Summary

Starlink Group 6-16 launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 Block 5 from Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on September 16, 2023 at 03:38 UTC. The launch window ran from 03:38 to 04:07 UTC. It was SpaceX's 279th launch, 66th this year and humanity's 6,519th orbital launch attempt. It was the 200th Falcon 9 Block 5 flight and the 62nd this year. Booster B1078 flew for the 5th time and landed at Just Read the Instructions. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). The tracked orbit of Starlink 30432, one of 22 catalogued objects, from September 20, 2023, was 307 × 310 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
  • B1078 · flight 5 · Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship at Just Read the Instructions · landed156/157 landed here · 40 days after its previous flight, Starlink Group 6-8 · 618 km downrange
Mission
Communications · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)for SpX
Milestone
200th Falcon 9 Block 5 flight · 62nd this yearSpaceX's 279th launch66th this yearhumanity's 6,519th orbital launch attempt151st orbital launch attempt this year

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Orbit: as tracked

43.0°Inclination
307 × 310 kmPerigee × apogeefrom mean elements
90.5 minPeriodfrom mean elements
158.6°Ascending node
1121 d agoElement epoch2023-09-20 16:00 UTC · stale

Starlink 30432 · NORAD 57864 · 2023-144 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 22 objects

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Object
TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
Object ID
2023-144A
Epoch
2023-09-20 16:00:00 UTC
Mean motion
15.90327153 rev/day
Eccentricity
0.0002434
Inclination
43.0008°
Ascending node
158.5874°
Arg. of perigee
151.8613°
Mean anomaly
341.7066°
Element set
999
Rev at epoch
185
B*
-0.0025932

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; 21 still in orbit

  • Starlink 30432 · NORAD 57864 · in orbit
  • Starlink 30427 · NORAD 57865 · in orbit
  • Starlink 30393 · NORAD 57866 · in orbit
  • Starlink 30439 · NORAD 57867 · in orbit
  • Starlink 30442 · NORAD 57868 · in orbit
  • Starlink 30441 · NORAD 57869 · in orbit
  • Starlink 30460 · NORAD 57870 · in orbit
  • Starlink 30444 · NORAD 57871 · in orbit
  • Starlink 30446 · NORAD 57872 · in orbit
  • Starlink 30445 · NORAD 57873 · in orbit
  • Starlink 30447 · NORAD 57874 · in orbit
  • Starlink 30434 · NORAD 57875 · in orbit
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  • Starlink 30429 · NORAD 57876 · in orbit
  • Starlink 30284 · NORAD 57877 · in orbit
  • Starlink 30433 · NORAD 57878 · in orbit
  • Starlink 30358 · NORAD 57879 · in orbit
  • Starlink 30436 · NORAD 57880 · in orbit
  • Starlink 30406 · NORAD 57881 · re-entered January 8, 2025
  • Starlink 30339 · NORAD 57882 · in orbit
  • Starlink 30282 · NORAD 57883 · in orbit
  • Starlink 30340 · NORAD 57884 · in orbit
  • Starlink 30279 · NORAD 57885 · 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.

Official page: SpaceX

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

199th launch from Space Launch Complex 40, 36th this year · 907th from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

Local pad time at liftoff: Sep 15, 11:38 PM EDT, at night

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

7 days after the previous launch from this pad

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Updates

Launch success.

Cosmic_Penguin · Sep 16, 2023 · source

Show 9 earlier updates

  • Liftoff.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 9/16/2023 · source

  • Delayed to NET tomorrow due to weather

    Jay · 9/15/2023 · source

  • Setting GO

    Nosu · 9/14/2023 · source

  • Weather 65% GO

    hitura-nobad · 9/13/2023 · source

  • Updating T-0 and window to match launch opportunities

    Nosu · 9/12/2023 · source

  • Updating launch window

    Nosu · 9/11/2023 · source

  • Adjusting launch window based on marine navigation warnings.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 9/10/2023 · source

  • Adding approximate launch time

    Nosu · 9/10/2023 · source

  • Targeting September 15 per NOTAM F2969/23

    Nosu · 9/7/2023

Questions

When did Starlink Group 6-16 launch?

Starlink Group 6-16 launched on September 16, 2023 at 03:38 UTC. The launch window ran from 03:38 to 04:07 UTC.

Where can I watch Starlink Group 6-16?

Coverage: SpaceX Starlink Group 6-16; Starlink Mission. Watch the replay

What rocket launched Starlink Group 6-16?

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

Where did Starlink Group 6-16 launch from?

Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA. Liftoff was Sep 15, 11:38 PM EDT local time at the pad.

Did the booster land?

Booster B1078 flew for the 5th time and landed at Just Read the Instructions.

What orbit did Starlink Group 6-16 reach?

The tracked orbit of Starlink 30432, one of 22 catalogued objects, from September 20, 2023, was 307 × 310 km inclined 43.0°.

How many satellites did Starlink Group 6-16 launch?

22 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 21 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).

Which program is Starlink Group 6-16 part of?

Starlink. About Starlink