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Starlink Group 6-19

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September 30, 2023 · 02:00 UTC

Launch SuccessfulWeather 40% go
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Summary

Starlink Group 6-19 launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 Block 5 from Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on September 30, 2023 at 02:00 UTC. The launch window ran from 22:39 to 02:15 UTC. It was SpaceX's 283rd launch, 70th this year and humanity's 6,528th orbital launch attempt. It was the 204th Falcon 9 Block 5 flight and the 66th this year. Booster B1069 flew for the 10th time and landed at A Shortfall of Gravitas. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Starlink 30396, one of 22 catalogued objects, reached a 291 × 300 km orbit 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
  • B1069 · flight 10 · Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship at A Shortfall of Gravitas · landed161/162 landed here · 49 days after its previous flight, Starlink Group 6-9 · 614 km downrange
Mission
Communications · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)for SpX
Milestone
204th Falcon 9 Block 5 flight · 66th this yearSpaceX's 283rd launch70th this yearhumanity's 6,528th orbital launch attempt160th orbital launch attempt this year

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Orbit: as tracked

43.0°Inclination
291 × 300 kmPerigee × apogeefrom mean elements
90.3 minPeriodfrom mean elements
172.7°Ascending node
1111 d agoElement epoch2023-09-30 14:17 UTC · stale

Starlink 30396 · NORAD 57964 · 2023-151 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 22 objects

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Object
STARLINK-30396
Object ID
2023-151A
Epoch
2023-09-30 14:17:42 UTC
Mean motion
15.95071055 rev/day
Eccentricity
0.000684
Inclination
43.0002°
Ascending node
172.6938°
Arg. of perigee
271.6839°
Mean anomaly
270.7877°
Element set
999
Rev at epoch
130
B*
0.0025472

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 30396 · NORAD 57964 · in orbit
  • Starlink 30524 · NORAD 57965 · in orbit
  • Starlink 30521 · NORAD 57966 · in orbit
  • Starlink 30528 · NORAD 57967 · in orbit
  • Starlink 30495 · NORAD 57968 · in orbit
  • Starlink 30484 · NORAD 57969 · re-entered September 9, 2025
  • Starlink 30494 · NORAD 57970 · in orbit
  • Starlink 30498 · NORAD 57971 · in orbit
  • Starlink 30505 · NORAD 57972 · in orbit
  • Starlink 30502 · NORAD 57973 · in orbit
  • Starlink 30489 · NORAD 57974 · in orbit
  • Starlink 30503 · NORAD 57975 · in orbit
Show 10 more payloads
  • Starlink 30512 · NORAD 57976 · in orbit
  • Starlink 30509 · NORAD 57977 · in orbit
  • Starlink 30511 · NORAD 57978 · in orbit
  • Starlink 30508 · NORAD 57979 · in orbit
  • Starlink 30504 · NORAD 57980 · re-entered March 17, 2026
  • Starlink 30510 · NORAD 57981 · in orbit
  • Starlink 30507 · NORAD 57982 · in orbit
  • Starlink 30515 · NORAD 57983 · in orbit
  • Starlink 30516 · NORAD 57984 · in orbit
  • Starlink 30519 · NORAD 57985 · 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

202nd launch from Space Launch Complex 40, 39th this year · 910th from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

Local pad time at liftoff: Sep 29, 10:00 PM EDT, at night

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

5 days 22 hours after the previous launch from this pad

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Updates

Launch success.

Cosmic_Penguin · Sep 30, 2023 · source

Show 9 earlier updates

  • Liftoff.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 9/30/2023 · source

  • Slip in T-0 to later in launch window.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 9/29/2023 · source

  • Updating T-0

    Nosu · 9/29/2023 · source

  • Weather 40%

    Nosu · 9/28/2023 · source

  • Tweaked T-0.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 9/28/2023 · source

  • Delayed by 24 hours.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 9/28/2023 · source

  • GO for launch.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 9/28/2023 · source

  • Updating T-0 and window to match launch opportunities

    Nosu · 9/27/2023 · source

  • Weather 20%

    Nosu · 9/27/2023 · source

Questions

When did Starlink Group 6-19 launch?

Starlink Group 6-19 launched on September 30, 2023 at 02:00 UTC. The launch window ran from 22:39 to 02:15 UTC.

Where can I watch Starlink Group 6-19?

Coverage: SpaceX Starlink Group 6-19; Starlink Mission. Watch the replay

What rocket launched Starlink Group 6-19?

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

Where did Starlink Group 6-19 launch from?

Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA. Liftoff was Sep 29, 10:00 PM EDT local time at the pad.

Did the booster land?

Booster B1069 flew for the 10th time and landed at A Shortfall of Gravitas.

What orbit did Starlink Group 6-19 reach?

Starlink 30396, one of 22 catalogued objects, reached a 291 × 300 km orbit inclined 43.0°.

How many satellites did Starlink Group 6-19 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 6-19 part of?

Starlink. About Starlink