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Starlink Group 6-17

Launched

September 20, 2023 · 03:38 UTC

Launch SuccessfulWeather 60% go
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Summary

Starlink Group 6-17 launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 Block 5 from Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on September 20, 2023 at 03:38 UTC. The launch window ran from 02:47 to 05:46 UTC. It was SpaceX's 280th launch, 67th this year and humanity's 6,522nd orbital launch attempt. It was the 201st Falcon 9 Block 5 flight and the 63rd this year. Booster B1058 flew for the 17th time and landed at A Shortfall of Gravitas. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). The tracked orbit of Starlink 30465, one of 22 catalogued objects, from September 25, 2023, was 306 × 313 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
  • B1058 · flight 17 · Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship at A Shortfall of Gravitas · landed161/162 landed here · 71 days after its previous flight, Starlink Group 6-5 · 618 km downrange
Mission
Communications · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)for SpX
Milestone
201st Falcon 9 Block 5 flight · 63rd this yearSpaceX's 280th launch67th this yearhumanity's 6,522nd orbital launch attempt154th orbital launch attempt this year

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Orbit: as tracked

43.0°Inclination
306 × 313 kmPerigee × apogeefrom mean elements
90.6 minPeriodfrom mean elements
155.8°Ascending node
1116 d agoElement epoch2023-09-25 18:00 UTC · stale

Starlink 30465 · NORAD 57891 · 2023-146 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 22 objects

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Object
TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
Object ID
2023-146A
Epoch
2023-09-25 18:00:00 UTC
Mean motion
15.90033725 rev/day
Eccentricity
0.0005456
Inclination
43.0017°
Ascending node
155.7503°
Arg. of perigee
132.1983°
Mean anomaly
112.908°
Element set
999
Rev at epoch
203
B*
-0.0028563

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 30465 · NORAD 57891 · in orbit
  • Starlink 30470 · NORAD 57892 · in orbit
  • Starlink 30473 · NORAD 57893 · in orbit
  • Starlink 30443 · NORAD 57894 · in orbit
  • Starlink 30467 · NORAD 57895 · in orbit
  • Starlink 30469 · NORAD 57896 · in orbit
  • Starlink 30474 · NORAD 57897 · in orbit
  • Starlink 30479 · NORAD 57898 · in orbit
  • Starlink 30481 · NORAD 57899 · in orbit
  • Starlink 30457 · NORAD 57900 · in orbit
  • Starlink 30472 · NORAD 57901 · in orbit
  • Starlink 30462 · NORAD 57902 · in orbit
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  • Starlink 30449 · NORAD 57903 · in orbit
  • Starlink 30466 · NORAD 57904 · in orbit
  • Starlink 30451 · NORAD 57905 · re-entered February 14, 2026
  • Starlink 30428 · NORAD 57906 · in orbit
  • Starlink 30482 · NORAD 57907 · in orbit
  • Starlink 30464 · NORAD 57908 · in orbit
  • Starlink 30463 · NORAD 57909 · in orbit
  • Starlink 30453 · NORAD 57910 · in orbit
  • Starlink 30478 · NORAD 57911 · in orbit
  • Starlink 30477 · NORAD 57912 · 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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Map of Space Launch Complex 40

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

200th launch from Space Launch Complex 40, 37th this year · 908th from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

Local pad time at liftoff: Sep 19, 11:38 PM EDT, at night

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

3 days 23 hours after the previous launch from this pad

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Updates

Launch success; satellites deployed.

Cosmic_Penguin · Sep 20, 2023 · source

Show 9 earlier updates

  • Liftoff.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 9/20/2023 · source

  • Delayed to first backup opportunity (03:38:10 UTC)

    Jay · 9/20/2023 · source

  • GO for launch.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 9/19/2023 · source

  • Updating T-0 and launch window

    Nosu · 9/18/2023 · source

  • Weather 60%

    Nosu · 9/18/2023 · source

  • Tweaked launch period (~02:00 UTC per https://www.launchphotography.com/Launch_Viewing_Guide.html)

    Cosmic_Penguin · 9/16/2023 · source

  • Delayed by a day

    Nosu · 9/15/2023 · source

  • Adding approximate launch window

    Nosu · 9/14/2023 · source

  • Targeting September 19 per NOTAM F3022/23

    Nosu · 9/13/2023

Questions

When did Starlink Group 6-17 launch?

Starlink Group 6-17 launched on September 20, 2023 at 03:38 UTC. The launch window ran from 02:47 to 05:46 UTC.

Where can I watch Starlink Group 6-17?

Coverage: SpaceX Starlink Group 6-17; Starlink Mission. Watch the replay

What rocket launched Starlink Group 6-17?

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

Where did Starlink Group 6-17 launch from?

Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA. Liftoff was Sep 19, 11:38 PM EDT local time at the pad.

Did the booster land?

Booster B1058 flew for the 17th time and landed at A Shortfall of Gravitas.

What orbit did Starlink Group 6-17 reach?

The tracked orbit of Starlink 30465, one of 22 catalogued objects, from September 25, 2023, was 306 × 313 km inclined 43.0°.

How many satellites did Starlink Group 6-17 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 6-17 part of?

Starlink. About Starlink