flown bySpaceXUSA

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 fromSLC-40Canaveral

aboardFalcon 9 B5intoLEO

Payload

Starlink x 29

Communications

last updatedJan 19, 2026