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Starlink Group 7-6

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October 29, 2023 · 09:00 UTC

Launch Successful
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Summary

Starlink Group 7-6 launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 Block 5 from Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on October 29, 2023 at 09:00 UTC. The launch window ran from 09:00 to 10:08 UTC. It was SpaceX's 291st launch, 78th this year and humanity's 6,543rd orbital launch attempt. It was the 211th Falcon 9 Block 5 flight and the 73rd this year. Booster B1075 flew for the 7th time and landed at Of Course I Still Love You. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). The tracked orbit of Starlink 30802, one of 22 catalogued objects, from November 3, 2023, was 307 × 308 km inclined 53.1°. 22 objects from this launch are catalogued, all of them payloads.

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Vehicle
Falcon 9 Block 5 · SpaceXStarlink
Booster
  • B1075 · flight 7 · Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship at Of Course I Still Love You · landed209/217 landed here · 34 days after its previous flight, Starlink Group 7-3 · 642 km downrange
Mission
Communications · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)for SpX
Milestone
211th Falcon 9 Block 5 flight · 73rd this yearSpaceX's 291st launch78th this yearhumanity's 6,543rd orbital launch attempt175th orbital launch attempt this year

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Orbit: as tracked

53.1°Inclination
307 × 308 kmPerigee × apogeefrom mean elements
90.5 minPeriodfrom mean elements
235.5°Ascending node
1077 d agoElement epoch2023-11-03 16:00 UTC · stale

Starlink 30802 · NORAD 58150 · 2023-166 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 22 objects

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Object
TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
Object ID
2023-166A
Epoch
2023-11-03 16:00:00 UTC
Mean motion
15.90642146 rev/day
Eccentricity
0.0000614
Inclination
53.0585°
Ascending node
235.4606°
Arg. of perigee
125.0201°
Mean anomaly
140.3665°
Element set
999
Rev at epoch
207
B*
-0.0027226

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

Catalogued objects

22 catalogued: 22 payloads; 22 still in orbit

  • Starlink 30802 · NORAD 58150 · in orbit
  • Starlink 30834 · NORAD 58151 · in orbit
  • Starlink 30833 · NORAD 58152 · in orbit
  • Starlink 30831 · NORAD 58153 · in orbit
  • Starlink 30797 · NORAD 58154 · in orbit
  • Starlink 30804 · NORAD 58155 · in orbit
  • Starlink 30784 · NORAD 58156 · in orbit
  • Starlink 30803 · NORAD 58157 · in orbit
  • Starlink 30829 · NORAD 58158 · in orbit
  • Starlink 30788 · NORAD 58159 · in orbit
  • Starlink 30779 · NORAD 58160 · in orbit
  • Starlink 30773 · NORAD 58161 · in orbit
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  • Starlink 30816 · NORAD 58162 · in orbit
  • Starlink 30763 · NORAD 58163 · in orbit
  • Starlink 30815 · NORAD 58164 · in orbit
  • Starlink 30814 · NORAD 58165 · in orbit
  • Starlink 30789 · NORAD 58166 · in orbit
  • Starlink 30811 · NORAD 58167 · in orbit
  • Starlink 30812 · NORAD 58168 · in orbit
  • Starlink 30771 · NORAD 58169 · in orbit
  • Starlink 30764 · NORAD 58170 · in orbit
  • Starlink 30752 · NORAD 58171 · in orbit

Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org

About this launch

A batch of 22 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.

Official page: SpaceX

Pad

Map of Space Launch Complex 4E

Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

123rd launch from Space Launch Complex 4E, 23rd this year · 733rd from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

Local pad time at liftoff: Oct 29, 2:00 AM PDT, at night

303 launches from this pad · 919 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

8 days after the previous launch from this pad

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Updates

Launch successful.

Cosmic_Penguin · Oct 29, 2023 · source

Show 9 earlier updates

  • Liftoff

    hitura-nobad · 10/29/2023 · source

  • GO for launch.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 10/28/2023 · source

  • Updating launch window

    Nosu · 10/28/2023 · source

  • Refined launch time.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 10/28/2023 · source

  • Delayed to October 29 UTC.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 10/27/2023 · source

  • Updating window to match launch opportunities

    Nosu · 10/27/2023 · source

  • Targeting October 28 UTC per NOTAM A8960/23

    Cosmic_Penguin · 10/24/2023

  • Targeting October 27 per NOTAM A8821/23

    Nosu · 10/20/2023

  • Adding launch NET September

    Nosu · 7/10/2023 · source

Questions

When did Starlink Group 7-6 launch?

Starlink Group 7-6 launched on October 29, 2023 at 09:00 UTC. The launch window ran from 09:00 to 10:08 UTC.

Where can I watch Starlink Group 7-6?

Coverage: SpaceX Starlink Group 7-6; Starlink Mission. Watch the replay

What rocket launched Starlink Group 7-6?

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

Where did Starlink Group 7-6 launch from?

Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA. Liftoff was Oct 29, 2:00 AM PDT local time at the pad.

Did the booster land?

Booster B1075 flew for the 7th time and landed at Of Course I Still Love You.

What orbit did Starlink Group 7-6 reach?

The tracked orbit of Starlink 30802, one of 22 catalogued objects, from November 3, 2023, was 307 × 308 km inclined 53.1°.

How many satellites did Starlink Group 7-6 launch?

22 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 22 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).

Which program is Starlink Group 7-6 part of?

Starlink. About Starlink