SpaceXFalcon 9 Block 5Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Starlink Group 6-74
Launched
April 25, 2025 · 01:52 UTC
Image: SpaceX
Summary
Starlink Group 6-74 launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 Block 5 from Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on April 25, 2025 at 01:52 UTC. The launch window ran from 01:52 to 05:28 UTC. It was SpaceX's 498th launch, 49th this year and humanity's 6,934th orbital launch attempt. It was the 408th Falcon 9 Block 5 flight and the 47th this year. Booster B1069 flew for the 23rd time and landed at A Shortfall of Gravitas. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). The tracked orbit of Starlink 33879, one of 28 catalogued objects, from May 5, 2025, was 317 × 320 km inclined 43.0°. 28 objects from this launch are catalogued, all of them payloads.
- Watch
- Vehicle
- Falcon 9 Block 5 · SpaceXStarlink
- Booster
- B1069 · flight 23 · Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship at A Shortfall of Gravitas · landed161/162 landed here · 42 days after its previous flight, Starlink Group 12-21 · 600 km downrange
- Mission
- Communications · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)for SpX
- Milestone
- 408th Falcon 9 Block 5 flight · 47th this yearSpaceX's 498th launch49th this yearhumanity's 6,934th orbital launch attempt85th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Simulate in Flight ClubOrbit: as tracked
Starlink 33879 · NORAD 63634 · 2025-083 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 28 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- STARLINK-33879
- Object ID
- 2025-083A
- Epoch
- 2025-05-05 18:00:02 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.86700985 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0001907
- Inclination
- 42.9973°
- Ascending node
- 312.1379°
- Arg. of perigee
- 265.3278°
- Mean anomaly
- 26.0662°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 288
- B*
- -0.0040276
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LEO.
Flight timeline
- T−38MGO for Prop Load
- T−35MProp Load
- T−35MStage 1 LOX Load
- T−16MStage 2 LOX Load
- T−7MEngine Chill
- T−1MStartup
- T−1MTank Press
- T−45SGO for Launch
- T−3SIgnition
- T−0Liftoff
- T+1M14SMax-Q
- T+2M27SMECO
- T+2M31SStage 2 Separation
- T+2M39SSES-1
- T+2M53SFairing Separation
- T+6M20SEntry Burn Startup
- T+6M44SEntry Burn Shutdown
- T+8M3SStage 1 Landing Burn
- T+8M27SStage 1 Landing
- T+8M42SSECO-1
- T+53M56SSES-2
- T+53M58SSECO-2
- T+1H5M5SStarlink Deployment
Catalogued objects
28 catalogued: 28 payloads; 28 still in orbit
- Starlink 33879 · NORAD 63634 · in orbit
- Starlink 33854 · NORAD 63635 · in orbit
- Starlink 33864 · NORAD 63636 · in orbit
- Starlink 33832 · NORAD 63637 · in orbit
- Starlink 33856 · NORAD 63638 · in orbit
- Starlink 33876 · NORAD 63639 · in orbit
- Starlink 33859 · NORAD 63640 · in orbit
- Starlink 33826 · NORAD 63641 · in orbit
- Starlink 33836 · NORAD 63642 · in orbit
- Starlink 33558 · NORAD 63643 · in orbit
- Starlink 33852 · NORAD 63644 · in orbit
- Starlink 33835 · NORAD 63645 · in orbit
Show 16 more payloads
- Starlink 33661 · NORAD 63646 · in orbit
- Starlink 33729 · NORAD 63647 · in orbit
- Starlink 33717 · NORAD 63648 · in orbit
- Starlink 33684 · NORAD 63649 · in orbit
- Starlink 33704 · NORAD 63650 · in orbit
- Starlink 33705 · NORAD 63651 · in orbit
- Starlink 33663 · NORAD 63652 · in orbit
- Starlink 33866 · NORAD 63653 · in orbit
- Starlink 33849 · NORAD 63654 · in orbit
- Starlink 33873 · NORAD 63655 · in orbit
- Starlink 33772 · NORAD 63656 · in orbit
- Starlink 33789 · NORAD 63657 · in orbit
- Starlink 33822 · NORAD 63658 · in orbit
- Starlink 33771 · NORAD 63659 · in orbit
- Starlink 33810 · NORAD 63660 · in orbit
- Starlink 33823 · NORAD 63661 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
A batch of 28 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.
Pad
Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
302nd launch from Space Launch Complex 40, 22nd this year · 1,017th from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Local pad time at liftoff: Apr 24, 9:52 PM EDT, at night
403 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
3 days 1 hour after the previous launch from this pad
Updates
Launch success.
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Questions
When did Starlink Group 6-74 launch?
Starlink Group 6-74 launched on April 25, 2025 at 01:52 UTC. The launch window ran from 01:52 to 05:28 UTC.
Where can I watch Starlink Group 6-74?
Coverage: SpaceX Starlink Group 6-74; SpaceX - Falcon 9 - Starlink 6-74 - SLC-40 - Cape Canaveral SFS - April 24, 2025; Watch live: 28 Starlink satellites launch from Cape Canaveral on SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. Watch the replay
What rocket launched Starlink Group 6-74?
Falcon 9 Block 5, flown by SpaceX. Falcon 9 Block 5 spec sheet
Where did Starlink Group 6-74 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA. Liftoff was Apr 24, 9:52 PM EDT local time at the pad.
Did the booster land?
Booster B1069 flew for the 23rd time and landed at A Shortfall of Gravitas.
What orbit did Starlink Group 6-74 reach?
The tracked orbit of Starlink 33879, one of 28 catalogued objects, from May 5, 2025, was 317 × 320 km inclined 43.0°.
How many satellites did Starlink Group 6-74 launch?
28 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 28 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).
Which program is Starlink Group 6-74 part of?
Starlink. About Starlink