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Starlink Group 6-23

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October 18, 2023 · 00:39 UTC

Launch SuccessfulWeather 95% go
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Summary

Starlink Group 6-23 launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 Block 5 from Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on October 18, 2023 at 00:39 UTC. The launch window ran from 21:20 to 00:48 UTC. It was SpaceX's 288th launch, 75th this year and humanity's 6,537th orbital launch attempt. It was the 208th Falcon 9 Block 5 flight and the 70th this year. Booster B1062 flew for the 16th time and landed at Just Read the Instructions. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). The tracked orbit of Starlink 30604, one of 22 catalogued objects, from October 23, 2023, was 302 × 305 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
  • B1062 · flight 16 · Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship at Just Read the Instructions · landed156/157 landed here · 81 days after its previous flight, Starlink Group 6-7 · 613 km downrange
Mission
Communications · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)for SpX
Milestone
208th Falcon 9 Block 5 flight · 70th this yearSpaceX's 288th launch75th this yearhumanity's 6,537th orbital launch attempt169th orbital launch attempt this year

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Orbit: as tracked

43.0°Inclination
302 × 305 kmPerigee × apogeefrom mean elements
90.4 minPeriodfrom mean elements
137.6°Ascending node
1088 d agoElement epoch2023-10-23 18:00 UTC · stale

Starlink 30604 · NORAD 58075 · 2023-160 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 22 objects

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Object
TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
Object ID
2023-160A
Epoch
2023-10-23 18:00:00 UTC
Mean motion
15.92098921 rev/day
Eccentricity
0.0001618
Inclination
43.0012°
Ascending node
137.5964°
Arg. of perigee
254.3236°
Mean anomaly
11.2796°
Element set
999
Rev at epoch
208
B*
-0.0023239

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; 22 still in orbit

  • Starlink 30604 · NORAD 58075 · in orbit
  • Starlink 30500 · NORAD 58076 · in orbit
  • Starlink 30613 · NORAD 58077 · in orbit
  • Starlink 30597 · NORAD 58078 · in orbit
  • Starlink 30598 · NORAD 58079 · in orbit
  • Starlink 30603 · NORAD 58080 · in orbit
  • Starlink 30602 · NORAD 58081 · in orbit
  • Starlink 30610 · NORAD 58082 · in orbit
  • Starlink 30551 · NORAD 58083 · in orbit
  • Starlink 30586 · NORAD 58084 · in orbit
  • Starlink 30609 · NORAD 58085 · in orbit
  • Starlink 30583 · NORAD 58086 · in orbit
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  • Starlink 30557 · NORAD 58087 · in orbit
  • Starlink 30591 · NORAD 58088 · in orbit
  • Starlink 30584 · NORAD 58089 · in orbit
  • Starlink 30590 · NORAD 58090 · in orbit
  • Starlink 30608 · NORAD 58091 · in orbit
  • Starlink 30615 · NORAD 58092 · in orbit
  • Starlink 30578 · NORAD 58093 · in orbit
  • Starlink 30574 · NORAD 58094 · in orbit
  • Starlink 30570 · NORAD 58095 · in orbit
  • Starlink 30581 · NORAD 58096 · 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

Pad

Map of Space Launch Complex 40

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

205th launch from Space Launch Complex 40, 42nd this year · 914th from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

Local pad time at liftoff: Oct 17, 8:39 PM EDT, at night

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

4 days 1 hour after the previous launch from this pad

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Updates

Launch success.

Cosmic_Penguin · Oct 18, 2023 · source

Show 9 earlier updates

  • Liftoff.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 10/18/2023 · source

  • T-0 accurate to the second.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 10/18/2023 · source

  • New T-0.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 10/17/2023 · source

  • New T-0.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 10/17/2023 · source

  • Weather 95%

    Nosu · 10/17/2023 · source

  • Tweaked T-0.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 10/17/2023 · source

  • Adjusting T-0 and setting GO

    Jay · 10/17/2023 · source

  • NET October 17

    Nosu · 10/12/2023 · source

  • NET October 16.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 10/11/2023 · source

Questions

When did Starlink Group 6-23 launch?

Starlink Group 6-23 launched on October 18, 2023 at 00:39 UTC. The launch window ran from 21:20 to 00:48 UTC.

Where can I watch Starlink Group 6-23?

Coverage: SpaceX Starlink Group 6-23; Starlink Mission. Watch the replay

What rocket launched Starlink Group 6-23?

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

Where did Starlink Group 6-23 launch from?

Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA. Liftoff was Oct 17, 8:39 PM EDT local time at the pad.

Did the booster land?

Booster B1062 flew for the 16th time and landed at Just Read the Instructions.

What orbit did Starlink Group 6-23 reach?

The tracked orbit of Starlink 30604, one of 22 catalogued objects, from October 23, 2023, was 302 × 305 km inclined 43.0°.

How many satellites did Starlink Group 6-23 launch?

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

Which program is Starlink Group 6-23 part of?

Starlink. About Starlink