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Starlink Group 6-79

Launched

November 22, 2025 · 07:53 UTC

Launch SuccessfulWeather 99% go
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Summary

Starlink Group 6-79 launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 Block 5 from Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on November 22, 2025 at 07:53 UTC. The launch window ran from 06:59 to 10:59 UTC. It was SpaceX's 604th launch, 155th this year and humanity's 7,126th orbital launch attempt. It was the 511th Falcon 9 Block 5 flight and the 150th this year. Booster B1090 flew for the 9th time and landed at A Shortfall of Gravitas. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). The tracked orbit of Starlink 36076, one of 29 catalogued objects, from December 1, 2025, was 327 × 329 km inclined 43.0°. 29 objects from this launch are catalogued, all of them payloads.

Booster
  • B1090 · flight 9 · Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship at A Shortfall of Gravitas · landed161/162 landed here · 46 days after its previous flight, Starlink Group 10-59 · 600 km downrange
Mission
Communications · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)for SpX
Milestone
511th Falcon 9 Block 5 flight · 150th this yearSpaceX's 604th launch155th this yearhumanity's 7,126th orbital launch attempt277th orbital launch attempt this year

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Orbit: as tracked

43.0°Inclination
327 × 329 kmPerigee × apogeefrom mean elements
91.0 minPeriodfrom mean elements
258.9°Ascending node
318 d agoElement epoch2025-12-01 16:00 UTC · stale

Starlink 36076 · NORAD 66588 · 2025-270 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 29 objects

Show the numbers for orbit elements
Object
TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
Object ID
2025-270A
Epoch
2025-12-01 16:00:03 UTC
Mean motion
15.83253097 rev/day
Eccentricity
0.0001661
Inclination
42.9983°
Ascending node
258.9364°
Arg. of perigee
255.8292°
Mean anomaly
300.3757°
Element set
999
Rev at epoch
262
B*
-0.0075641

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

Flight timeline

13 steps, T+1 min 12 s to T+1 h 5 min
  1. T+1M12SMax-Q
  2. T+2M24SMECO
  3. T+2M28SStage 2 Separation
  4. T+2M36SSES-1
  5. T+2M56SFairing Separation
  6. T+6M9SEntry Burn Startup
  7. T+6M36SEntry Burn Shutdown
  8. T+7M59SStage 1 Landing Burn
  9. T+8M24SStage 1 Landing
  10. T+8M39SSECO-1
  11. T+53M53SSES-2
  12. T+53M54SSECO-2
  13. T+1H5MStarlink Deployment

Catalogued objects

29 catalogued: 29 payloads; 29 still in orbit

  • Starlink 36076 · NORAD 66588 · in orbit
  • Starlink 35447 · NORAD 66589 · in orbit
  • Starlink 35429 · NORAD 66590 · in orbit
  • Starlink 36058 · NORAD 66591 · in orbit
  • Starlink 36066 · NORAD 66592 · in orbit
  • Starlink 36031 · NORAD 66593 · in orbit
  • Starlink 36032 · NORAD 66594 · in orbit
  • Starlink 35711 · NORAD 66595 · in orbit
  • Starlink 35811 · NORAD 66596 · in orbit
  • Starlink 35820 · NORAD 66597 · in orbit
  • Starlink 35981 · NORAD 66598 · in orbit
  • Starlink 35930 · NORAD 66599 · in orbit
Show 17 more payloads
  • Starlink 35980 · NORAD 66600 · in orbit
  • Starlink 35978 · NORAD 66601 · in orbit
  • Starlink 36050 · NORAD 66602 · in orbit
  • Starlink 36048 · NORAD 66603 · in orbit
  • Starlink 35977 · NORAD 66604 · in orbit
  • Starlink 36052 · NORAD 66605 · in orbit
  • Starlink 36063 · NORAD 66606 · in orbit
  • Starlink 35993 · NORAD 66607 · in orbit
  • Starlink 36036 · NORAD 66608 · in orbit
  • Starlink 36034 · NORAD 66609 · in orbit
  • Starlink 35680 · NORAD 66610 · in orbit
  • Starlink 35583 · NORAD 66611 · in orbit
  • Starlink 36039 · NORAD 66612 · in orbit
  • Starlink 36037 · NORAD 66613 · in orbit
  • Starlink 36040 · NORAD 66614 · in orbit
  • Starlink 35988 · NORAD 66615 · in orbit
  • Starlink 35391 · NORAD 66616 · in orbit

Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org

About this launch

A batch of 29 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.

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Map of Space Launch Complex 40

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

350th launch from Space Launch Complex 40, 70th this year · 1,071st from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

Local pad time at liftoff: Nov 22, 2:53 AM EST, at night

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

3 days 7 hours after the previous launch from this pad

Updates

Launch successful

Show 7 earlier updates
  • Liftoff.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 11/22/2025 · source

  • Unofficial Re-stream by SPACE AFFAIRS has started

    LL2 · 11/22/2025 · source

  • Now targeting Nov 22 at 07:53 UTC

    Cosmic_Penguin · 11/22/2025 · source

  • Launch time is accurate to the second.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 11/22/2025 · source

  • Weather is >95% favorable for launch.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 11/21/2025 · source

  • GO for launch.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 11/18/2025 · source

  • Added launch.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 11/13/2025 · source

Questions

When did Starlink Group 6-79 launch?

Starlink Group 6-79 launched on November 22, 2025 at 07:53 UTC. The launch window ran from 06:59 to 10:59 UTC.

Where can I watch Starlink Group 6-79?

Coverage: SpaceX Starlink Group 6-79; Watch Live: SpaceX launches Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral; SpaceX Falcon 9 launches Starlink 6-79. Watch the replay

What rocket launched Starlink Group 6-79?

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

Where did Starlink Group 6-79 launch from?

Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA. Liftoff was Nov 22, 2:53 AM EST local time at the pad.

Did the booster land?

Booster B1090 flew for the 9th time and landed at A Shortfall of Gravitas.

What orbit did Starlink Group 6-79 reach?

The tracked orbit of Starlink 36076, one of 29 catalogued objects, from December 1, 2025, was 327 × 329 km inclined 43.0°.

How many satellites did Starlink Group 6-79 launch?

29 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 29 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).

Which program is Starlink Group 6-79 part of?

Starlink. About Starlink