Mission description
A batch of 29 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.
Weather concern: Cumulus Cloud Rule
Launch index
Mission imagery · Falcon 9 Block 5
Launch Successful
Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 6-97
January 12, 2026 at 9:08 PM UTC
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Launch details
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January 12, 2026 at 9:08 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
- 85%
- Window opens
- January 12, 2026 at 5:42 PM UTC
- Window closes
- January 12, 2026 at 9:42 PM UTC
- Feed updated
- January 13, 2026 at 1:26 AM 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 MissionSpaceXSpaceX - Falcon 9 - Starlink 6-97 - SLC-40 - Cape Canaveral SFS - January 12, 2026SPACE AFFAIRSSpaceX Falcon 9 launches Starlink 6-97NASASpaceflightWatch Live: SpaceX to launch Starlink internet satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Cape CanaveralSpaceflight NowSpaceX Starlink Group 6-97The Space DevsSpaceX