Mission description
A batch of 29 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.
Weather concern: Thick Cloud Layers Rule, Cumulus Cloud Rule
Launch index
Mission imagery · Falcon 9 Block 5
Launch Successful
Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 6-98
January 14, 2026 at 6:08 PM UTC
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Launch details
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January 14, 2026 at 6:08 PM UTC
Status: Launch Successful · Live feed refreshes every 30 seconds
Space Launch Complex 40
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA · 28.5619, -80.5774
- Rocket
- Falcon 9 Block 5
- Launch probability
- 40%
- Window opens
- January 14, 2026 at 6:01 PM UTC
- Window closes
- January 14, 2026 at 10:01 PM UTC
- Feed updated
- January 14, 2026 at 10:40 PM UTC
Mission media
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Starlink Mission
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Falcon 9 Block 5
Falcon · Block 5
Height
70 m
Diameter
3.65 m
LEO capacity
22,800 kg
Successful launches
624
Launch complex
Space Launch Complex 40
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Cape Canaveral Space Force Station (CCSFS) is an installation of the United States Space Force's Space Launch Delta 45, located on Cape Canaveral in Brevard County, Florida.
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Official links
Starlink MissionSpaceXGO! - SpaceX - Falcon 9 - Starlink 6-98 - SLC-40 - Cape Canaveral SFS - Space Affairs LiveSPACE AFFAIRSSpaceX Falcon 9 launches Starlink 6-98NASASpaceflightLive: SpaceX launches 29 Starlink internet satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Cape CanaveralSpaceflight NowSpaceX Starlink Group 6-98The Space DevsSpaceX