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Starlink Group 6-95

Launched

December 2, 2025 · 22:18 UTC

Launch SuccessfulWeather 80% go
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Summary

Starlink Group 6-95 launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 Block 5 from Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on December 2, 2025 at 22:18 UTC. The launch window ran from 20:16 to 00:16 UTC. It was SpaceX's 609th launch, 160th this year and humanity's 7,137th orbital launch attempt. It was the 516th Falcon 9 Block 5 flight and the 155th this year. Booster B1077 flew for the 25th time and landed at A Shortfall of Gravitas. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). The tracked orbit of Starlink 36091, one of 29 catalogued objects, from December 10, 2025, was 294 × 296 km inclined 43.0°. 29 objects from this launch are catalogued, all of them payloads.

Booster
  • B1077 · flight 25 · Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship at A Shortfall of Gravitas · landed161/162 landed here · 37 days after its previous flight, Starlink Group 10-21 · 600 km downrange
Mission
Communications · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)for SpX
Milestone
516th Falcon 9 Block 5 flight · 155th this yearSpaceX's 609th launch160th this yearhumanity's 7,137th orbital launch attempt288th orbital launch attempt this year

Flight preview

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Orbit: as tracked

43.0°Inclination
294 × 296 kmPerigee × apogeefrom mean elements
90.3 minPeriodfrom mean elements
135.3°Ascending node
309 d agoElement epoch2025-12-10 16:00 UTC · stale

Starlink 36091 · NORAD 66848 · 2025-281 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 29 objects

Show the numbers for orbit elements
Object
TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
Object ID
2025-281A
Epoch
2025-12-10 16:00:01 UTC
Mean motion
15.95185766 rev/day
Eccentricity
0.0001693
Inclination
43.0014°
Ascending node
135.3114°
Arg. of perigee
280.935°
Mean anomaly
204.3448°
Element set
999
Rev at epoch
246
B*
-0.0023664

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+2M25SMECO
  3. T+2M28SStage 2 Separation
  4. T+2M36SSES-1
  5. T+2M56SFairing Separation
  6. T+6M7SEntry Burn Startup
  7. T+6M34SEntry Burn Shutdown
  8. T+8M3SStage 1 Landing Burn
  9. T+8M27SStage 1 Landing
  10. T+8M40SSECO-1
  11. T+53M53SSES-2
  12. T+53M54SSECO-2
  13. T+1H5MStarlink Deployment

Catalogued objects

29 catalogued: 29 payloads; 29 still in orbit

  • Starlink 36091 · NORAD 66848 · in orbit
  • Starlink 36102 · NORAD 66849 · in orbit
  • Starlink 36105 · NORAD 66850 · in orbit
  • Starlink 36094 · NORAD 66851 · in orbit
  • Starlink 35992 · NORAD 66852 · in orbit
  • Starlink 35986 · NORAD 66853 · in orbit
  • Starlink 36087 · NORAD 66854 · in orbit
  • Starlink 36090 · NORAD 66855 · in orbit
  • Starlink 36072 · NORAD 66856 · in orbit
  • Starlink 36083 · NORAD 66857 · in orbit
  • Starlink 35118 · NORAD 66858 · in orbit
  • Starlink 35646 · NORAD 66859 · in orbit
Show 17 more payloads
  • Starlink 35987 · NORAD 66860 · in orbit
  • Starlink 35991 · NORAD 66861 · in orbit
  • Starlink 35974 · NORAD 66862 · in orbit
  • Starlink 36134 · NORAD 66863 · in orbit
  • Starlink 36070 · NORAD 66864 · in orbit
  • Starlink 36117 · NORAD 66865 · in orbit
  • Starlink 36126 · NORAD 66866 · in orbit
  • Starlink 36101 · NORAD 66867 · in orbit
  • Starlink 36108 · NORAD 66868 · in orbit
  • Starlink 36092 · NORAD 66869 · in orbit
  • Starlink 36114 · NORAD 66870 · in orbit
  • Starlink 36095 · NORAD 66871 · in orbit
  • Starlink 36082 · NORAD 66872 · in orbit
  • Starlink 36128 · NORAD 66873 · in orbit
  • Starlink 36129 · NORAD 66874 · in orbit
  • Starlink 36053 · NORAD 66875 · in orbit
  • Starlink 35702 · NORAD 66876 · 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 Space Launch Complex 40

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

351st launch from Space Launch Complex 40, 71st this year · 1,072nd from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

Local pad time at liftoff: Dec 2, 5:18 PM EST, in daylight

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

10 days after the previous launch from this pad

Updates

Launch success.

Show 9 earlier updates
  • Liftoff.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 12/2/2025 · source

  • Unofficial Re-stream by SPACE AFFAIRS has started

    LL2 · 12/2/2025 · source

  • Now targeting Dec 02 at 22:18 UTC

    Cosmic_Penguin · 12/2/2025 · source

  • Now targeting Dec 02 at 21:31 UTC

    Cosmic_Penguin · 12/2/2025 · source

  • Now targeting Dec 02 at 20:44 UTC

    Cosmic_Penguin · 12/2/2025 · source

  • Launch time is accurate to the second.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 12/1/2025 · source

  • Weather is 70% favorable for launch for start of window, 80% at the end.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 12/1/2025 · source

  • GO for launch.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 11/24/2025 · source

  • Added launch.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 11/20/2025 · source

Questions

When did Starlink Group 6-95 launch?

Starlink Group 6-95 launched on December 2, 2025 at 22:18 UTC. The launch window ran from 20:16 to 00:16 UTC.

Where can I watch Starlink Group 6-95?

Coverage: SpaceX Starlink Group 6-95; Watch Live: SpaceX launches Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral; SpaceX Falcon 9 launches Starlink 6-95. Watch the replay

What rocket launched Starlink Group 6-95?

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

Where did Starlink Group 6-95 launch from?

Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA. Liftoff was Dec 2, 5:18 PM EST local time at the pad.

Did the booster land?

Booster B1077 flew for the 25th time and landed at A Shortfall of Gravitas.

What orbit did Starlink Group 6-95 reach?

The tracked orbit of Starlink 36091, one of 29 catalogued objects, from December 10, 2025, was 294 × 296 km inclined 43.0°.

How many satellites did Starlink Group 6-95 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 6-95 part of?

Starlink. About Starlink