SpaceXFalcon 9 Block 5Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Starlink Group 6-96
Launched
January 9, 2026 · 21:41 UTC
Image: SpaceX
Summary
Starlink Group 6-96 launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 Block 5 from Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on January 9, 2026 at 21:41 UTC. The launch window ran from 18:03 to 22:03 UTC. It was SpaceX's 622nd launch, 3rd this year and humanity's 7,176th orbital launch attempt. It was the 529th Falcon 9 Block 5 flight and the 3rd this year. Booster B1069 flew for the 29th time and landed at A Shortfall of Gravitas. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). The tracked orbit of Starlink 35343, one of 29 catalogued objects, from January 11, 2026, was 271 × 283 km inclined 43.0°. 29 objects from this launch are catalogued, all of them payloads.
- Watch
- SpaceX Starlink Group 6-96The Space Devs
- Watch Live: SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches from Cape Canaveral with 29 Starlink satellitesSpaceflight Now
- SpaceX Falcon 9 launches Starlink 6-96NASASpaceflight
- Vehicle
- Falcon 9 Block 5 · SpaceXStarlink
- Booster
- B1069 · flight 29 · Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship at A Shortfall of Gravitas · landed161/162 landed here · 61 days after its previous flight, Starlink Group 10-51 · 600 km downrange
- Mission
- Communications · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)for SpX
- Milestone
- 529th Falcon 9 Block 5 flight · 3rd this yearSpaceX's 622nd launch3rd this yearhumanity's 7,176th orbital launch attempt3rd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Simulate in Flight ClubOrbit: as tracked
Starlink 35343 · NORAD 67334 · 2026-003 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 29 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- STARLINK-35343
- Object ID
- 2026-003A
- Epoch
- 2026-01-11 22:34:53 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.01646204 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.00086
- Inclination
- 43.01°
- Ascending node
- 74.1123°
- Arg. of perigee
- 321.97°
- Mean anomaly
- 11.35°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 1
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LEO.
Flight timeline
- T+1M12SMax-Q
- T+2M24SMECO
- T+2M27SStage 2 Separation
- T+2M34SSES-1
- T+2M56SFairing Separation
- T+6M6SEntry Burn Startup
- T+6M32SEntry Burn Shutdown
- T+7M59SStage 1 Landing Burn
- T+8M23SStage 1 Landing
- T+8M38SSECO-1
- T+53M51SSES-2
- T+53M52SSECO-2
- T+1H4M58SStarlink Deployment
Catalogued objects
29 catalogued: 29 payloads; 29 still in orbit
- Starlink 35343 · NORAD 67334 · in orbit
- Starlink 36486 · NORAD 67335 · in orbit
- Starlink 36480 · NORAD 67336 · in orbit
- Starlink 36410 · NORAD 67337 · in orbit
- Starlink 36413 · NORAD 67338 · in orbit
- Starlink 36451 · NORAD 67339 · in orbit
- Starlink 36339 · NORAD 67340 · in orbit
- Starlink 36453 · NORAD 67341 · in orbit
- Starlink 36432 · NORAD 67342 · in orbit
- Starlink 36458 · NORAD 67343 · in orbit
- Starlink 36422 · NORAD 67344 · in orbit
- Starlink 35676 · NORAD 67345 · in orbit
Show 17 more payloads
- Starlink 36472 · NORAD 67346 · in orbit
- Starlink 36420 · NORAD 67347 · in orbit
- Starlink 36467 · NORAD 67348 · in orbit
- Starlink 36457 · NORAD 67349 · in orbit
- Starlink 36475 · NORAD 67350 · in orbit
- Starlink 36478 · NORAD 67351 · in orbit
- Starlink 36479 · NORAD 67352 · in orbit
- Starlink 36474 · NORAD 67353 · in orbit
- Starlink 36448 · NORAD 67354 · in orbit
- Starlink 36477 · NORAD 67355 · in orbit
- Starlink 36429 · NORAD 67356 · in orbit
- Starlink 36456 · NORAD 67357 · in orbit
- Starlink 36466 · NORAD 67358 · in orbit
- Starlink 36499 · NORAD 67359 · in orbit
- Starlink 36469 · NORAD 67360 · in orbit
- Starlink 35306 · NORAD 67361 · in orbit
- Starlink 36428 · NORAD 67362 · 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
Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
356th launch from Space Launch Complex 40, 2nd this year · 1,078th from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Local pad time at liftoff: Jan 9, 4:41 PM EST, in daylight
403 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
5 days 14 hours after the previous launch from this pad
Updates
Launch success.
Show 9 earlier updates
Unofficial Re-stream by SPACE AFFAIRS has started
LL2 · 1/9/2026 · source
Liftoff!
hitura-nobad · 1/9/2026 · source
Now targeting Jan 09 at 21:41 UTC
hitura-nobad · 1/9/2026 · source
Now targeting Jan 09 at 20:29 UTC
hitura-nobad · 1/9/2026 · source
Now targeting Jan 09 at 19:35 UTC
Cosmic_Penguin · 1/9/2026 · source
Now targeting Jan 09 at 18:05 UTC
Cosmic_Penguin · 1/9/2026 · source
Updated launch weather, 95% GO.
Cosmic_Penguin · 1/8/2026 · source
Now targeting Jan 09 at 18:03 UTC
hitura-nobad · 1/8/2026 · source
Now targeting Jan 08 at 21:59 UTC
Cosmic_Penguin · 1/8/2026 · source
Questions
When did Starlink Group 6-96 launch?
Starlink Group 6-96 launched on January 9, 2026 at 21:41 UTC. The launch window ran from 18:03 to 22:03 UTC.
Where can I watch Starlink Group 6-96?
Coverage: SpaceX Starlink Group 6-96; Watch Live: SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches from Cape Canaveral with 29 Starlink satellites; SpaceX Falcon 9 launches Starlink 6-96. Watch the replay
What rocket launched Starlink Group 6-96?
Falcon 9 Block 5, flown by SpaceX. Falcon 9 Block 5 spec sheet
Where did Starlink Group 6-96 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA. Liftoff was Jan 9, 4:41 PM EST local time at the pad.
Did the booster land?
Booster B1069 flew for the 29th time and landed at A Shortfall of Gravitas.
What orbit did Starlink Group 6-96 reach?
The tracked orbit of Starlink 35343, one of 29 catalogued objects, from January 11, 2026, was 271 × 283 km inclined 43.0°.
How many satellites did Starlink Group 6-96 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 6-96 part of?
Starlink. About Starlink