Starlink Group 3-5

Falcon 9 delivered 46 Starlink v1.5 internet satellites to the 97.6° polar shell, ending Starlink Group 3, the first Starlink batches sent to sun-synchronous orbit (one that crosses each latitude at the same local time).

No Starlink launch to sun-synchronous orbit followed for over two years, until Group 17-1 on 27 May 2025 opened a new polar shell with v2 mini satellites.