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Starlink Group 6-35

Launched

January 7, 2024 · 22:35 UTC

Launch SuccessfulWeather 95% go
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Summary

Starlink Group 6-35 launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 Block 5 from Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on January 7, 2024 at 22:35 UTC. The launch window ran from 21:00 to 00:35 UTC. It was SpaceX's 314th launch, 3rd this year and humanity's 6,594th orbital launch attempt. It was the 232nd Falcon 9 Block 5 flight and the 3rd this year. Booster B1067 flew for the 16th time and landed at A Shortfall of Gravitas. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). The tracked orbit of Starlink 31155, one of 23 catalogued objects, from January 16, 2024, was 331 × 334 km inclined 43.0°. 23 objects from this launch are catalogued, all of them payloads.

Booster
  • B1067 · flight 16 · Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship at A Shortfall of Gravitas · landed161/162 landed here · 46 days after its previous flight, Starlink Group 6-29 · 630 km downrange
Mission
Communications · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)for SpX
Milestone
232nd Falcon 9 Block 5 flight · 3rd this yearSpaceX's 314th launch3rd this yearhumanity's 6,594th orbital launch attempt5th orbital launch attempt this year

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Orbit: as tracked

43.0°Inclination
331 × 334 kmPerigee × apogeefrom mean elements
91.0 minPeriodfrom mean elements
168.1°Ascending node
1003 d agoElement epoch2024-01-16 20:00 UTC · stale

Starlink 31155 · NORAD 58728 · 2024-005 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 23 objects

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Object
TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
Object ID
2024-005A
Epoch
2024-01-16 20:00:01 UTC
Mean motion
15.81875505 rev/day
Eccentricity
0.0002106
Inclination
43.006°
Ascending node
168.1334°
Arg. of perigee
276.8357°
Mean anomaly
37.816°
Element set
999
Rev at epoch
252
B*
-0.0043084

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; 20 still in orbit

  • Starlink 31155 · NORAD 58728 · re-entered March 31, 2025
  • Starlink 31115 · NORAD 58729 · in orbit
  • Starlink 31150 · NORAD 58730 · re-entered June 21, 2025
  • Starlink 31204 · NORAD 58731 · re-entered September 13, 2025
  • Starlink 31180 · NORAD 58732 · in orbit
  • Starlink 31164 · NORAD 58733 · in orbit
  • Starlink 31152 · NORAD 58734 · in orbit
  • Starlink 31157 · NORAD 58735 · in orbit
  • Starlink 31076 · NORAD 58736 · in orbit
  • Starlink 31101 · NORAD 58737 · in orbit
  • Starlink 31108 · NORAD 58738 · in orbit
  • Starlink 31042 · NORAD 58739 · in orbit
Show 11 more payloads
  • Starlink 31159 · NORAD 58740 · in orbit
  • Starlink 31148 · NORAD 58741 · in orbit
  • Starlink 31151 · NORAD 58742 · in orbit
  • Starlink 31156 · NORAD 58743 · in orbit
  • Starlink 31167 · NORAD 58744 · in orbit
  • Starlink 31176 · NORAD 58745 · in orbit
  • Starlink 31181 · NORAD 58746 · in orbit
  • Starlink 31183 · NORAD 58747 · in orbit
  • Starlink 31165 · NORAD 58748 · in orbit
  • Starlink 31160 · NORAD 58749 · in orbit
  • Starlink 31179 · NORAD 58750 · in orbit

Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org

About this launch

A batch of satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.

Pad

Map of Space Launch Complex 40

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

220th launch from Space Launch Complex 40, 2nd this year · 929th from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

Local pad time at liftoff: Jan 7, 5:35 PM EST, in daylight

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

3 days 23 hours after the previous launch from this pad

Updates

Launch success.

Show 9 earlier updates
  • Liftoff.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 1/7/2024 · source

  • Weather 95% GO

    hitura-nobad · 1/7/2024 · source

  • Livestream has started

    LL2 · 1/7/2024 · source

  • New T-0.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 1/7/2024 · source

  • Setting GO

    Nosu · 1/6/2024 · source

  • Weather 80%

    Nosu · 1/6/2024 · source

  • Updated launch time.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 1/6/2024 · source

  • Added launch window per marine navigation warnings.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 1/3/2024 · source

  • Targeting NET January 7 per NOTAM A0002/24

    Nosu · 1/2/2024

Questions

When did Starlink Group 6-35 launch?

Starlink Group 6-35 launched on January 7, 2024 at 22:35 UTC. The launch window ran from 21:00 to 00:35 UTC.

Where can I watch Starlink Group 6-35?

Coverage: SpaceX Starlink Group 6-35; Watch live: SpaceX Falcon 9 to launch 23 Starlink satellites from Cape Canaveral; SpaceX Falcon 9 Launches Starlink 6-35. Watch the replay

What rocket launched Starlink Group 6-35?

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

Where did Starlink Group 6-35 launch from?

Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA. Liftoff was Jan 7, 5:35 PM EST local time at the pad.

Did the booster land?

Booster B1067 flew for the 16th time and landed at A Shortfall of Gravitas.

What orbit did Starlink Group 6-35 reach?

The tracked orbit of Starlink 31155, one of 23 catalogued objects, from January 16, 2024, was 331 × 334 km inclined 43.0°.

How many satellites did Starlink Group 6-35 launch?

23 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 20 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).

Which program is Starlink Group 6-35 part of?

Starlink. About Starlink