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Starlink Group 6-92

Launched

December 8, 2025 · 22:26 UTC

Launch SuccessfulWeather 90% go
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Summary

Starlink Group 6-92 launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 Block 5 from Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA on December 8, 2025 at 22:26 UTC. The launch window ran from 21:14 to 01:14 UTC. It was SpaceX's 612th launch, 163rd this year and humanity's 7,144th orbital launch attempt. It was the 519th Falcon 9 Block 5 flight and the 158th this year. Booster B1067 flew for the 32nd time and landed at A Shortfall of Gravitas. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). The tracked orbit of Starlink 35887, one of 29 catalogued objects, from December 16, 2025, was 305 × 308 km inclined 43.0°. 29 objects from this launch are catalogued, all of them payloads.

Booster
  • B1067 · flight 32 · Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship at A Shortfall of Gravitas · landed161/162 landed here · 50 days after its previous flight, Starlink Group 10-17 · 600 km downrange
Mission
Communications · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)for SpX
Milestone
519th Falcon 9 Block 5 flight · 158th this yearSpaceX's 612th launch163rd this yearhumanity's 7,144th orbital launch attempt295th orbital launch attempt this year

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Orbit: as tracked

43.0°Inclination
305 × 308 kmPerigee × apogeefrom mean elements
90.5 minPeriodfrom mean elements
143.8°Ascending node
303 d agoElement epoch2025-12-16 14:00 UTC · stale

Starlink 35887 · NORAD 66959 · 2025-288 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 29 objects

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Object
STARLINK-35887
Object ID
2025-288A
Epoch
2025-12-16 14:00:03 UTC
Mean motion
15.91064311 rev/day
Eccentricity
0.00016179
Inclination
43.0008°
Ascending node
143.7995°
Arg. of perigee
269.3707°
Mean anomaly
2.8159°
Element set
999
Rev at epoch
245
B*
-0.0037977459

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 4 min
  1. T+1M12SMax-Q
  2. T+2M24SMECO
  3. T+2M28SStage 2 Separation
  4. T+2M36SSES-1
  5. T+2M57SFairing Separation
  6. T+6M8SEntry Burn Startup
  7. T+6M34SEntry Burn Shutdown
  8. T+7M55SStage 1 Landing Burn
  9. T+8M20SStage 1 Landing
  10. T+8M40SSECO-1
  11. T+53M52SSES-2
  12. T+53M54SSECO-2
  13. T+1H4M59SStarlink Deployment

Catalogued objects

29 catalogued: 29 payloads; 29 still in orbit

  • Starlink 35887 · NORAD 66959 · in orbit
  • Starlink 35879 · NORAD 66960 · in orbit
  • Starlink 35761 · NORAD 66961 · in orbit
  • Starlink 35874 · NORAD 66962 · in orbit
  • Starlink 36133 · NORAD 66963 · in orbit
  • Starlink 36104 · NORAD 66964 · in orbit
  • Starlink 36067 · NORAD 66965 · in orbit
  • Starlink 36139 · NORAD 66966 · in orbit
  • Starlink 36136 · NORAD 66967 · in orbit
  • Starlink 36152 · NORAD 66968 · in orbit
  • Starlink 36149 · NORAD 66969 · in orbit
  • Starlink 35703 · NORAD 66970 · in orbit
Show 17 more payloads
  • Starlink 35678 · NORAD 66971 · in orbit
  • Starlink 34846 · NORAD 66972 · in orbit
  • Starlink 35778 · NORAD 66973 · in orbit
  • Starlink 35780 · NORAD 66974 · in orbit
  • Starlink 35777 · NORAD 66975 · in orbit
  • Starlink 35772 · NORAD 66976 · in orbit
  • Starlink 35770 · NORAD 66977 · in orbit
  • Starlink 35787 · NORAD 66978 · in orbit
  • Starlink 36107 · NORAD 66979 · in orbit
  • Starlink 36086 · NORAD 66980 · in orbit
  • Starlink 36142 · NORAD 66981 · in orbit
  • Starlink 36113 · NORAD 66982 · in orbit
  • Starlink 36145 · NORAD 66983 · in orbit
  • Starlink 35591 · NORAD 66984 · in orbit
  • Starlink 36103 · NORAD 66985 · in orbit
  • Starlink 36135 · NORAD 66986 · in orbit
  • Starlink 36147 · NORAD 66987 · 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.

Pad

Map of Launch Complex 39A

Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA

220th launch from Launch Complex 39A, 26th this year · 278th from Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA

Local pad time at liftoff: Dec 8, 5:26 PM EST, in twilight

224 launches from this pad · 283 from Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA

7 days 14 hours after the previous launch from this pad

Updates

Launch success.

Show 9 earlier updates
  • Liftoff!

    hitura-nobad · 12/8/2025 · source

  • Now targeting Dec 08 at 22:26 UTC

    Cosmic_Penguin · 12/8/2025 · source

  • Confirmed rescheduled to December 8.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 12/8/2025 · source

  • Weather is 90% favorable for launch.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 12/8/2025 · source

  • Scrubbed for the day.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 12/7/2025 · source

  • Holding at T-53:03.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 12/7/2025 · source

  • Now targeting Dec 08 at 00:02 UTC

    Cosmic_Penguin · 12/7/2025 · source

  • Holding at T-37:30.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 12/7/2025 · source

  • Now targeting Dec 07 at 23:13 UTC

    Cosmic_Penguin · 12/7/2025 · source

Questions

When did Starlink Group 6-92 launch?

Starlink Group 6-92 launched on December 8, 2025 at 22:26 UTC. The launch window ran from 21:14 to 01:14 UTC.

Where can I watch Starlink Group 6-92?

Coverage: SpaceX Starlink Group 6-92; Watch Live: SpaceX launches record-breaking Falcon 9 rocket from NASA's Kennedy Space Center; SpaceX Falcon 9 launches Starlink 6-92 - Second Attempt. Watch the replay

What rocket launched Starlink Group 6-92?

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

Where did Starlink Group 6-92 launch from?

Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA. Liftoff was Dec 8, 5:26 PM EST local time at the pad.

Did the booster land?

Booster B1067 flew for the 32nd time and landed at A Shortfall of Gravitas.

What orbit did Starlink Group 6-92 reach?

The tracked orbit of Starlink 35887, one of 29 catalogued objects, from December 16, 2025, was 305 × 308 km inclined 43.0°.

How many satellites did Starlink Group 6-92 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 6-92 part of?

Starlink. About Starlink