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Starlink Group 6-103 (Falcon 9 Block 5) launch | T-Minus Zero

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Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 6-103

SpaceX • Falcon 9 Block 5 • Space Launch Complex 40 (FL)

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Starlink Group 6-103

SpaceX • Falcon 9 Block 5 • SLC-40

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Mission summary

A batch of 29 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.

Status: Success
Provider: SpaceX
Vehicle: Falcon 9 Block 5
Launch site: Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Mission type: Communications
Orbit: Low Earth Orbit

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T+1:12Feb 16, 2026, 3:00 AM EST
Max-Q
Maximum dynamic pressure
T+2:24Feb 16, 2026, 3:02 AM EST
MECO
Cut-off of the main engine
T+2:28Feb 16, 2026, 3:02 AM EST
Stage 2 Separation
Separation of the second stage from the first
T+2:36Feb 16, 2026, 3:02 AM EST
SES-1
First start of the second engine
T+2:57Feb 16, 2026, 3:02 AM EST
Fairing Separation
Separation of the payload fairing
T+6:08Feb 16, 2026, 3:05 AM EST
Entry Burn Startup
Start of the atmospheric entry burn
T+6:34Feb 16, 2026, 3:06 AM EST
Entry Burn Shutdown
End of the atmospheric entry burn
T+7:55Feb 16, 2026, 3:07 AM EST
Stage 1 Landing Burn
Start of the first stage landing burn
T+8:20Feb 16, 2026, 3:08 AM EST
Stage 1 Landing
Landing of the first stage
T+8:40Feb 16, 2026, 3:08 AM EST
SECO-1
First cut-off of the second engine
T+53:52Feb 16, 2026, 3:53 AM EST
SES-2
Second start of the second engine
T+53:54Feb 16, 2026, 3:53 AM EST
SECO-2
Second cut-off of the second engine
T+1:04:59Feb 16, 2026, 4:04 AM EST
Starlink Deployment
Deployment of the Starlink stack from the rocket

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First stage

B1090

Landing success: 100%

Fastest turnaround: 22d 15h

5 in 2026

First flight: Dec 17, 2024

Last mission: Aug 16, 2026, 1:12 AM UTC

Source: Launch Library 2

Falcon 9 booster.

Recovery

Booster recovery

Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship • A Shortfall of Gravitas

Successful landing • LL2

LL2

Drone ship: A Shortfall of Gravitas (ASOG)

Type: Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship

Downrange: 600 km

The Falcon 9 first stage B1090 has landed on ASDS ASOG after its 10th flight.

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Photos: DVIDS / U.S. Dept. of Defense

This booster: B1090

Launch Library 2 (The Space Devs)Photos: DVIDS / U.S. Dept. of DefensePhotos: NASAWikimedia Commons · Public domain

This rocket: Falcon 9 Block 5

Launch Library 2 (The Space Devs)Photos: DVIDS / U.S. Dept. of DefensePhotos: NASAWikimedia Commons · Public domain

Landing: A Shortfall of Gravitas

Launch Library 2 (The Space Devs)Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.0Photos: DVIDS / U.S. Dept. of Defense

Launch pad: Space Launch Complex 40

Launch Library 2 (The Space Devs)Photos: NASAPhotos: DVIDS / U.S. Dept. of Defense

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