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Starlink Group 6-22

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October 13, 2023 · 23:01 UTC

Launch SuccessfulWeather 60% go
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Summary

Starlink Group 6-22 launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 Block 5 from Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on October 13, 2023 at 23:01 UTC. The launch window ran from 23:01 to 02:29 UTC. It was SpaceX's 287th launch, 74th this year and humanity's 6,535th orbital launch attempt. It was the 207th Falcon 9 Block 5 flight and the 69th this year. Booster B1067 flew for the 14th time and landed at A Shortfall of Gravitas. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). The tracked orbit of Starlink 30568, one of 22 catalogued objects, from October 20, 2023, was 299 × 302 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
  • B1067 · flight 14 · Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship at A Shortfall of Gravitas · landed161/162 landed here · 57 days after its previous flight, Starlink Group 6-10 · 630 km downrange
Mission
Communications · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)for SpX
Milestone
207th Falcon 9 Block 5 flight · 69th this yearSpaceX's 287th launch74th this yearhumanity's 6,535th orbital launch attempt167th orbital launch attempt this year

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Orbit: as tracked

43.0°Inclination
299 × 302 kmPerigee × apogeefrom mean elements
90.4 minPeriodfrom mean elements
103.4°Ascending node
1091 d agoElement epoch2023-10-20 14:00 UTC · stale

Starlink 30568 · NORAD 58051 · 2023-158 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 22 objects

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Object
TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
Object ID
2023-158A
Epoch
2023-10-20 14:00:01 UTC
Mean motion
15.93252526 rev/day
Eccentricity
0.0001955
Inclination
42.9994°
Ascending node
103.447°
Arg. of perigee
268.9941°
Mean anomaly
159.649°
Element set
999
Rev at epoch
210
B*
-0.0021109

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 30568 · NORAD 58051 · in orbit
  • Starlink 30575 · NORAD 58052 · in orbit
  • Starlink 30577 · NORAD 58053 · in orbit
  • Starlink 30566 · NORAD 58054 · in orbit
  • Starlink 30544 · NORAD 58055 · in orbit
  • Starlink 30553 · NORAD 58056 · in orbit
  • Starlink 30541 · NORAD 58057 · in orbit
  • Starlink 30573 · NORAD 58058 · in orbit
  • Starlink 30582 · NORAD 58059 · in orbit
  • Starlink 30558 · NORAD 58060 · in orbit
  • Starlink 30579 · NORAD 58061 · in orbit
  • Starlink 30588 · NORAD 58062 · in orbit
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  • Starlink 30585 · NORAD 58063 · in orbit
  • Starlink 30587 · NORAD 58064 · in orbit
  • Starlink 30576 · NORAD 58065 · in orbit
  • Starlink 30571 · NORAD 58066 · in orbit
  • Starlink 30567 · NORAD 58067 · in orbit
  • Starlink 30569 · NORAD 58068 · in orbit
  • Starlink 30480 · NORAD 58069 · in orbit
  • Starlink 30532 · NORAD 58070 · in orbit
  • Starlink 30513 · NORAD 58071 · re-entered March 18, 2026
  • Starlink 30506 · NORAD 58072 · 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

204th launch from Space Launch Complex 40, 41st this year · 913th from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

Local pad time at liftoff: Oct 13, 7:01 PM EDT, in twilight

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

8 days 17 hours after the previous launch from this pad

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Updates

Launch success.

Cosmic_Penguin · Oct 14, 2023 · source

Show 9 earlier updates

  • Liftoff.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 10/13/2023 · source

  • GO for launch.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 10/13/2023 · source

  • Setting seconds for T-0 and adjusting window. This T-0 is dependent on Psyche launch operations.

    Jay · 10/13/2023 · source

  • Weather 60%, trending towards 80% at the end of the window

    Nosu · 10/12/2023 · source

  • NET October 13 LT.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 10/12/2023 · source

  • Updating tentative launch times for October 12.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 10/11/2023 · source

  • NET October 12 LT.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 10/11/2023 · source

  • Weather 25%

    Nosu · 10/10/2023 · source

  • Added new tentative launch window per NOTAMs; pending schedule de-conflict with Falcon Heavy/Psyche.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 10/10/2023 · source

Questions

When did Starlink Group 6-22 launch?

Starlink Group 6-22 launched on October 13, 2023 at 23:01 UTC. The launch window ran from 23:01 to 02:29 UTC.

Where can I watch Starlink Group 6-22?

Coverage: SpaceX Starlink Group 6-22; Starlink Mission. Watch the replay

What rocket launched Starlink Group 6-22?

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

Where did Starlink Group 6-22 launch from?

Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA. Liftoff was Oct 13, 7:01 PM EDT local time at the pad.

Did the booster land?

Booster B1067 flew for the 14th time and landed at A Shortfall of Gravitas.

What orbit did Starlink Group 6-22 reach?

The tracked orbit of Starlink 30568, one of 22 catalogued objects, from October 20, 2023, was 299 × 302 km inclined 43.0°.

How many satellites did Starlink Group 6-22 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 6-22 part of?

Starlink. About Starlink