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Starlink Group 6-25

Launched

October 30, 2023 · 23:20 UTC

Launch SuccessfulWeather 95% go
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Summary

Starlink Group 6-25 launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 Block 5 from Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on October 30, 2023 at 23:20 UTC. The launch window ran from 23:20 to 02:22 UTC. It was SpaceX's 292nd launch, 79th this year and humanity's 6,544th orbital launch attempt. It was the 212th Falcon 9 Block 5 flight and the 74th this year. Booster B1077 flew for the 8th time and landed at Just Read the Instructions. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Starlink 30753, one of 23 catalogued objects, reached a 290 × 298 km orbit inclined 43.0°. 23 objects from this launch are catalogued, all of them payloads.

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Vehicle
Falcon 9 Block 5 · SpaceXStarlink
Booster
  • B1077 · flight 8 · Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship at Just Read the Instructions · landed156/157 landed here · 59 days after its previous flight, Starlink Group 6-13 · 612 km downrange
Mission
Communications · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)for SpX
Milestone
212th Falcon 9 Block 5 flight · 74th this yearSpaceX's 292nd launch79th this yearhumanity's 6,544th orbital launch attempt176th orbital launch attempt this year

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Orbit: as tracked

43.0°Inclination
290 × 298 kmPerigee × apogeefrom mean elements
90.3 minPeriodfrom mean elements
160.6°Ascending node
1080 d agoElement epoch2023-10-31 21:54 UTC · stale

Starlink 30753 · NORAD 58175 · 2023-167 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 23 objects

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Object
TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
Object ID
2023-167A
Epoch
2023-10-31 21:54:41 UTC
Mean motion
15.95514014 rev/day
Eccentricity
0.0005594
Inclination
43.0071°
Ascending node
160.6198°
Arg. of perigee
240.4674°
Mean anomaly
243.8027°
Element set
999
Rev at epoch
130
B*
0.0022188

Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LEO.

Catalogued objects

23 catalogued: 23 payloads; 23 still in orbit

  • Starlink 30753 · NORAD 58175 · in orbit
  • Starlink 30824 · NORAD 58176 · in orbit
  • Starlink 30791 · NORAD 58177 · in orbit
  • Starlink 30810 · NORAD 58178 · in orbit
  • Starlink 30819 · NORAD 58179 · in orbit
  • Starlink 30806 · NORAD 58180 · in orbit
  • Starlink 30821 · NORAD 58181 · in orbit
  • Starlink 30778 · NORAD 58182 · in orbit
  • Starlink 30809 · NORAD 58183 · in orbit
  • Starlink 30801 · NORAD 58184 · in orbit
  • Starlink 30793 · NORAD 58185 · in orbit
  • Starlink 30755 · NORAD 58186 · in orbit
Show 11 more payloads
  • Starlink 30760 · NORAD 58187 · in orbit
  • Starlink 30826 · NORAD 58188 · in orbit
  • Starlink 30796 · NORAD 58189 · in orbit
  • Starlink 30820 · NORAD 58190 · in orbit
  • Starlink 30785 · NORAD 58191 · in orbit
  • Starlink 30807 · NORAD 58192 · in orbit
  • Starlink 30822 · NORAD 58193 · in orbit
  • Starlink 30830 · NORAD 58194 · in orbit
  • Starlink 30827 · NORAD 58195 · in orbit
  • Starlink 30798 · NORAD 58196 · in orbit
  • Starlink 30762 · NORAD 58197 · in orbit

Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org

About this launch

A batch of 23 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

207th launch from Space Launch Complex 40, 44th this year · 916th from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

Local pad time at liftoff: Oct 30, 7:20 PM EDT, in twilight

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

8 days 21 hours after the previous launch from this pad

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Updates

Launch success.

Cosmic_Penguin · Oct 31, 2023 · source

Show 9 earlier updates

  • Liftoff.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 10/30/2023 · source

  • Adding seconds to T-0

    Nosu · 10/30/2023 · source

  • Weather 95%

    Nosu · 10/30/2023 · source

  • 24 hours scrub due to stage separation system issue.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 10/30/2023 · source

  • Hold.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 10/30/2023 · source

  • New T-0.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 10/29/2023 · source

  • Adding seconds to launch window

    Nosu · 10/29/2023 · source

  • GO for launch.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 10/28/2023 · source

  • Weather 85% GO

    hitura-nobad · 10/28/2023 · source

Questions

When did Starlink Group 6-25 launch?

Starlink Group 6-25 launched on October 30, 2023 at 23:20 UTC. The launch window ran from 23:20 to 02:22 UTC.

Where can I watch Starlink Group 6-25?

Coverage: SpaceX Starlink Group 6-25; Starlink Mission. Watch the replay

What rocket launched Starlink Group 6-25?

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

Where did Starlink Group 6-25 launch from?

Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA. Liftoff was Oct 30, 7:20 PM EDT local time at the pad.

Did the booster land?

Booster B1077 flew for the 8th time and landed at Just Read the Instructions.

What orbit did Starlink Group 6-25 reach?

Starlink 30753, one of 23 catalogued objects, reached a 290 × 298 km orbit inclined 43.0°.

How many satellites did Starlink Group 6-25 launch?

23 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 23 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).

Which program is Starlink Group 6-25 part of?

Starlink. About Starlink