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Starlink Group 6-5

Launched

July 10, 2023 · 03:58 UTC

Launch SuccessfulWeather 90% go
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Summary

Starlink Group 6-5 launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 Block 5 from Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on July 10, 2023 at 03:58 UTC. It was SpaceX's 260th launch, 47th this year and humanity's 6,470th orbital launch attempt. It was the 182nd Falcon 9 Block 5 flight and the 44th this year. Booster B1058 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 30198, one of 22 catalogued objects, from July 18, 2023, was 366 × 368 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
  • B1058 · flight 16 · Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship at Just Read the Instructions · landed156/157 landed here · 204 days after its previous flight, Starlink Group 4-37 · 642 km downrange
Mission
Communications · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
Milestone
182nd Falcon 9 Block 5 flight · 44th this yearSpaceX's 260th launch47th this yearhumanity's 6,470th orbital launch attempt102nd orbital launch attempt this year

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Orbit: as tracked

43.0°Inclination
366 × 368 kmPerigee × apogeefrom mean elements
91.7 minPeriodfrom mean elements
72.5°Ascending node
1185 d agoElement epoch2023-07-18 18:00 UTC · stale

Starlink 30198 · NORAD 57290 · 2023-096 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 22 objects

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Object
TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
Object ID
2023-096A
Epoch
2023-07-18 18:00:00 UTC
Mean motion
15.6977149 rev/day
Eccentricity
0.0001627
Inclination
43.0031°
Ascending node
72.4888°
Arg. of perigee
270.6754°
Mean anomaly
110.851°
Element set
999
Rev at epoch
130
B*
-0.0154

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; 7 still in orbit

  • Starlink 30198 · NORAD 57290 · in orbit
  • Starlink 30239 · NORAD 57291 · in orbit
  • Starlink 30210 · NORAD 57292 · re-entered March 7, 2026
  • Starlink 30202 · NORAD 57293 · re-entered September 17, 2024
  • Starlink 30235 · NORAD 57294 · in orbit
  • Starlink 30206 · NORAD 57295 · re-entered June 4, 2025
  • Starlink 30238 · NORAD 57296 · re-entered February 25, 2026
  • Starlink 30234 · NORAD 57297 · re-entered November 9, 2025
  • Starlink 30241 · NORAD 57298 · re-entered February 15, 2026
  • Starlink 30199 · NORAD 57299 · re-entered August 10, 2025
  • Starlink 30236 · NORAD 57300 · in orbit
  • Starlink 30201 · NORAD 57301 · in orbit
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  • Starlink 30233 · NORAD 57302 · in orbit
  • Starlink 30232 · NORAD 57303 · re-entered March 7, 2026
  • Starlink 30211 · NORAD 57304 · re-entered June 28, 2025
  • Starlink 30177 · NORAD 57305 · re-entered February 23, 2026
  • Starlink 30200 · NORAD 57306 · re-entered February 24, 2026
  • Starlink 30209 · NORAD 57307 · re-entered March 2, 2026
  • Starlink 30194 · NORAD 57308 · re-entered September 1, 2025
  • Starlink 30163 · NORAD 57309 · re-entered December 20, 2025
  • Starlink 30184 · NORAD 57310 · in orbit
  • Starlink 30175 · NORAD 57311 · re-entered February 24, 2026

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.

Related page: SpaceX

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

188th launch from Space Launch Complex 40, 25th this year · 895th from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

Local pad time at liftoff: Jul 9, 11:58 PM EDT, at night

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

8 days 12 hours after the previous launch from this pad

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Updates

Launch success.

Cosmic_Penguin · Jul 10, 2023 · source

Show 9 earlier updates

  • Liftoff.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 7/10/2023 · source

  • Livestream has started

    LL2 · 7/10/2023 · source

  • Adding seconds to T-0

    Nosu · 7/9/2023 · source

  • Targeting the 03:58 UTC launch opportunity

    hitura-nobad · 7/9/2023 · source

  • Weather 50% GO at the start of the launch window, increasing to 90% towards the end.

    hitura-nobad · 7/9/2023 · source

  • Updated launch window.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 7/9/2023 · source

  • Delayed to 20:36 EST / 00:36 (Jul. 10) UTC. Confirmed via marine notices

    Jay · 7/8/2023 · source

  • Tweaked launch window.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 7/8/2023 · source

  • Setting GO

    SwGustav · 7/8/2023 · source

Questions

When did Starlink Group 6-5 launch?

Starlink Group 6-5 launched on July 10, 2023 at 03:58 UTC.

Where can I watch Starlink Group 6-5?

Coverage: Starlink Mission. Watch the replay

What rocket launched Starlink Group 6-5?

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

Where did Starlink Group 6-5 launch from?

Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA. Liftoff was Jul 9, 11:58 PM EDT local time at the pad.

Did the booster land?

Booster B1058 flew for the 16th time and landed at Just Read the Instructions.

What orbit did Starlink Group 6-5 reach?

The tracked orbit of Starlink 30198, one of 22 catalogued objects, from July 18, 2023, was 366 × 368 km inclined 43.0°.

How many satellites did Starlink Group 6-5 launch?

22 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 7 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).

Which program is Starlink Group 6-5 part of?

Starlink. About Starlink