flown by SpaceX USA

Starlink Group 6-98

Success
JAN 14202618:08:20 UTC

Broke the SLC-40 pad turnaround record - lifting off just 45 hours after Starlink 6-97 on January 12, beating the mark of ~50 hours 44 minutes set by Starlink 6-90 three weeks earlier. The 29 v2 mini optimized Starlinks reached the 43° shell on B1085's 13th flight.

launched from SLC-40 Canaveral

aboard Falcon 9 B5 into LEO

Broadcast

Watch how the launch went

Booster

B1085.13

Landed on drone ship · ASOG

Payload

Starlink x 29

Communications

last updated Jun 11, 2026