SpaceXFalcon 9 Block 5Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Starlink Group 6-98
Launched
January 14, 2026 · 18:08 UTC
Image: SpaceX
Summary
Starlink Group 6-98 launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 Block 5 from Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on January 14, 2026 at 18:08 UTC. The launch window ran from 18:01 to 22:01 UTC. It was SpaceX's 625th launch, 6th this year and humanity's 7,182nd orbital launch attempt. It was the 532nd Falcon 9 Block 5 flight and the 6th this year. Booster B1085 flew for the 13th time and landed at A Shortfall of Gravitas. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). The tracked orbit of Starlink 36542, one of 29 catalogued objects, from January 21, 2026, was 285 × 288 km inclined 43.0°. 29 objects from this launch are catalogued, all of them payloads.
- Watch
- SpaceX Starlink Group 6-98The Space Devs
- Live: SpaceX launches 29 Starlink internet satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Cape CanaveralSpaceflight Now
- SpaceX Falcon 9 launches Starlink 6-98NASASpaceflight
- Vehicle
- Falcon 9 Block 5 · SpaceXStarlink
- Booster
- B1085 · flight 13 · Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship at A Shortfall of Gravitas · landed161/162 landed here · 56 days after its previous flight, Starlink Group 6-94 · 600 km downrange
- Mission
- Communications · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)for SpX
- Milestone
- 532nd Falcon 9 Block 5 flight · 6th this yearSpaceX's 625th launch6th this yearhumanity's 7,182nd orbital launch attempt9th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Simulate in Flight ClubOrbit: as tracked
Starlink 36542 · NORAD 67445 · 2026-008 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 29 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- STARLINK-36542
- Object ID
- 2026-008A
- Epoch
- 2026-01-21 14:00:01 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.98250981 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.00017419
- Inclination
- 43.0024°
- Ascending node
- 120.5088°
- Arg. of perigee
- 290.3259°
- Mean anomaly
- 37.5615°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 222
- B*
- -0.0010622209
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+2M28SStage 2 Separation
- T+2M36SSES-1
- T+2M57SFairing Separation
- T+6M6SEntry Burn Startup
- T+6M34SEntry Burn Shutdown
- T+7M55SStage 1 Landing Burn
- T+8M20SStage 1 Landing
- T+8M40SSECO-1
- T+53M52SSES-2
- T+53M54SSECO-2
- T+1H4M59SStarlink Deployment
Catalogued objects
29 catalogued: 29 payloads; 29 still in orbit
- Starlink 36542 · NORAD 67445 · in orbit
- Starlink 36539 · NORAD 67446 · in orbit
- Starlink 36440 · NORAD 67447 · in orbit
- Starlink 36423 · NORAD 67448 · in orbit
- Starlink 36519 · NORAD 67449 · in orbit
- Starlink 36525 · NORAD 67450 · in orbit
- Starlink 36511 · NORAD 67451 · in orbit
- Starlink 36524 · NORAD 67452 · in orbit
- Starlink 36518 · NORAD 67453 · in orbit
- Starlink 36517 · NORAD 67454 · in orbit
- Starlink 36516 · NORAD 67455 · in orbit
- Starlink 36493 · NORAD 67456 · in orbit
Show 17 more payloads
- Starlink 36529 · NORAD 67457 · in orbit
- Starlink 36528 · NORAD 67458 · in orbit
- Starlink 36546 · NORAD 67459 · in orbit
- Starlink 36523 · NORAD 67460 · in orbit
- Starlink 36522 · NORAD 67461 · in orbit
- Starlink 36504 · NORAD 67462 · in orbit
- Starlink 36505 · NORAD 67463 · in orbit
- Starlink 36421 · NORAD 67464 · in orbit
- Starlink 36437 · NORAD 67465 · in orbit
- Starlink 36520 · NORAD 67466 · in orbit
- Starlink 36425 · NORAD 67467 · in orbit
- Starlink 36414 · NORAD 67468 · in orbit
- Starlink 36441 · NORAD 67469 · in orbit
- Starlink 36454 · NORAD 67470 · in orbit
- Starlink 36334 · NORAD 67471 · in orbit
- Starlink 36269 · NORAD 67472 · in orbit
- Starlink 36408 · NORAD 67473 · 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
358th launch from Space Launch Complex 40, 4th this year · 1,080th from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Local pad time at liftoff: Jan 14, 1:08 PM EST, in daylight
403 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
1 day 21 hours after the previous launch from this pad
Updates
Launch success.
Show 7 earlier updates
Liftoff.
Cosmic_Penguin · 1/14/2026 · source
Unofficial Re-stream by SPACE AFFAIRS has started
LL2 · 1/14/2026 · source
Now targeting Jan 14 at 18:08 UTC
Cosmic_Penguin · 1/14/2026 · source
Updated launch weather, 40% GO.
Cosmic_Penguin · 1/13/2026 · source
Now targeting Jan 14 at 18:01 UTC
Cosmic_Penguin · 1/8/2026 · source
Now targeting Jan 13 at 18:28 UTC
Cosmic_Penguin · 1/5/2026 · source
Added launch.
Cosmic_Penguin · 1/2/2026 · source
Questions
When did Starlink Group 6-98 launch?
Starlink Group 6-98 launched on January 14, 2026 at 18:08 UTC. The launch window ran from 18:01 to 22:01 UTC.
Where can I watch Starlink Group 6-98?
Coverage: SpaceX Starlink Group 6-98; Live: SpaceX launches 29 Starlink internet satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral; SpaceX Falcon 9 launches Starlink 6-98. Watch the replay
What rocket launched Starlink Group 6-98?
Falcon 9 Block 5, flown by SpaceX. Falcon 9 Block 5 spec sheet
Where did Starlink Group 6-98 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA. Liftoff was Jan 14, 1:08 PM EST local time at the pad.
Did the booster land?
Booster B1085 flew for the 13th time and landed at A Shortfall of Gravitas.
What orbit did Starlink Group 6-98 reach?
The tracked orbit of Starlink 36542, one of 29 catalogued objects, from January 21, 2026, was 285 × 288 km inclined 43.0°.
How many satellites did Starlink Group 6-98 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 6-98 part of?
Starlink. About Starlink