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Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 6-80

Name: Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 6-80
Start: 2025-03-31T19:52:50.000Z
End: 2025-03-31T21:55:49.000Z
Location: Space Launch Complex 40

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

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Starlink Group 6-80

SpaceX • Falcon 9 Block 5 • SLC-40

T- countdown

A batch of 28 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.

Rocket profile

Falcon 9 Block 5

Variant: Block 5

Length: 70 m

Diameter: 3.65 m

Reusable: Yes

Launch

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T-38:00Mar 31, 2025, 3:14 PM EDT
GO for Prop Load
Launch director verifies go for propellant load
T-35:00Mar 31, 2025, 3:17 PM EDT
Prop Load
Start of propelland loading
T-35:00Mar 31, 2025, 3:17 PM EDT
Stage 1 LOX Load
Start of liquid oxygen loading in the first stage
T-16:00Mar 31, 2025, 3:36 PM EDT
Stage 2 LOX Load
Start of liquid oxygen loading in the second stage
T-7:00Mar 31, 2025, 3:45 PM EDT
Engine Chill
Start of engine chilling
T-1:00Mar 31, 2025, 3:51 PM EDT
Startup
The onboard computer takes control over the countdown and runs last checks
T-1:00Mar 31, 2025, 3:51 PM EDT
Tank Press
Fuel tanks are pressurized to flight levels
T-0:45Mar 31, 2025, 3:52 PM EDT
GO for Launch
Launch director verifies go for launch
T-0:03Mar 31, 2025, 3:52 PM EDT
Ignition
Start of the engine ignition sequence
T+0:00Mar 31, 2025, 3:52 PM EDT
Liftoff
First upwards movement of the rocket
T+1:10Mar 31, 2025, 3:54 PM EDT
Max-Q
Maximum dynamic pressure
T+2:25Mar 31, 2025, 3:55 PM EDT
MECO
Cut-off of the main engine
T+2:28Mar 31, 2025, 3:55 PM EDT
Stage 2 Separation
Separation of the second stage from the first
T+2:36Mar 31, 2025, 3:55 PM EDT
SES-1
First start of the second engine
T+2:55Mar 31, 2025, 3:55 PM EDT
Fairing Separation
Separation of the payload fairing
T+6:03Mar 31, 2025, 3:58 PM EDT
Entry Burn Startup
Start of the atmospheric entry burn
T+6:28Mar 31, 2025, 3:59 PM EDT
Entry Burn Shutdown
End of the atmospheric entry burn
T+7:50Mar 31, 2025, 4:00 PM EDT
Stage 1 Landing Burn
Start of the first stage landing burn
T+8:13Mar 31, 2025, 4:01 PM EDT
Stage 1 Landing
Landing of the first stage
T+8:40Mar 31, 2025, 4:01 PM EDT
SECO-1
First cut-off of the second engine
T+54:08Mar 31, 2025, 4:46 PM EDT
SES-2
Second start of the second engine
T+54:09Mar 31, 2025, 4:46 PM EDT
SECO-2
Second cut-off of the second engine
T+1:05:16Mar 31, 2025, 4:58 PM EDT
Starlink Deployment
Deployment of the Starlink stack from the rocket

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Tracked flights: 26

3 in 2026

First flight: May 21, 2023

Last mission: Apr 14, 2026, 9:33 AM UTC

Falcon 9 Block 5 booster first used for the Axiom Space Mission 2 Crew Dragon mission.

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Launch info

Provider

SpaceX

Vehicle

Falcon 9 Block 5

Pad

Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40)

State

NET

2025-03-31T19:52:50+00:00

Window start

2025-03-31T19:52:50+00:00

Window end

2025-03-31T21:55:49+00:00

Orbit

Low Earth Orbit

Mission type

Communications

Launch site

Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

Reusable

Yes

LEO capacity (kg)

22800

GTO capacity (kg)

8300

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Space Launch Complex 40

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Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA • FL28.56194, -80.57736Provider map

Starlink Group 6-80

A batch of 28 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.

Rocket

Falcon 9 Block 5

Manufacturer: SpaceX

Falcon 9 is a two-stage rocket designed and manufactured by SpaceX for the reliable and safe transport of satellites and the Dragon spacecraft into orbit. The Block 5 variant is the fifth major interval aimed at improving upon the ability for rapid reusability.

Maiden flight

2018-05-11

Launch mass (t)

549

Launch cost

52000000

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Watch coverageLive/Replay Trajectory (FlightClub)Trajectory Pad satellite mapSatellite Rocket infoVehicle Rocket wikiReference SpaceXwww.spacex.com SpaceX Starlink Group 6-80Official Webcast SpaceX - Falcon 9 - Starlink 6-80 - SLC-40 - Cape Canaveral SFS - March 31, 2025Unofficial Re-stream Watch live: SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches from Cape Canaveral with 28 Starlink satellitesUnofficial Webcast 🚀 SpaceX Falcon 9 Launches Starlink Group 6-80Unofficial Webcast Starlink MissionOfficial Webcast

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Commercial • USA

Space Exploration Technologies Corp., known as SpaceX, is an American aerospace manufacturer and space transport services company headquartered in Hawthorne, California. It was founded in 2002 by entrepreneur Elon Musk with the goal of reducing space transportation costs and enabling the colonization of Mars. SpaceX operates from many pads, on the East Coast of the US they operate from SLC-40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station and historic LC-39A at Kennedy Space Center. They also operate from SLC-4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, usually for polar launches. Another launch site is being developed at Boca Chica, Texas.

Programs

Starlink
Communication Constellation
Starlink is a satellite internet constellation operated by American aerospace company SpaceX
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Objects from this launch

28 objects

SATCAT inventory for 2025-065

Last checked: 2026-04-09T12:11:01.523+00:00

Last success: 2026-04-09T12:11:01.523+00:00

Last non-empty: 2026-04-09T12:11:01.523+00:00

Latest snapshot: 2026-04-09T12:11:01.523+00:00

Snapshot hash: c821b5bb96104229754913b222564afde7c5179cc8c0c8a7130b883d2397afe7

LL2 payloads: 0SATCAT payloads: 28Delta: +28RB: 0DEB: 0UNK: 0

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SATCAT payload objects

STARLINK-33531
2025-065ANORAD 63399PAYUnited States (US)Ops: +
Technical details
Orbit type: ORBOrbit center: EALaunch site: AFETRPeriod: 94.26 min
Inc: 43.0°
482 km → 484 km
STARLINK-33675
2025-065AANORAD 63423PAYUnited States (US)Ops: +
Technical details
Orbit type: ORBOrbit center: EALaunch site: AFETRPeriod: 94.26 min
Inc: 43.0°
482 km → 484 km
STARLINK-33655
2025-065ABNORAD 63424PAYUnited States (US)Ops: +
Technical details
Orbit type: ORBOrbit center: EALaunch site: AFETRPeriod: 94.27 min
Inc: 43.0°
482 km → 484 km
STARLINK-33608
2025-065ACNORAD 63425PAYUnited States (US)Ops: +
Technical details
Orbit type: ORBOrbit center: EALaunch site: AFETRPeriod: 94.27 min
Inc: 43.0°
482 km → 484 km
STARLINK-33615
2025-065ADNORAD 63426PAYUnited States (US)Ops: +
Technical details
Orbit type: ORBOrbit center: EALaunch site: AFETRPeriod: 94.27 min
Inc: 43.0°
482 km → 484 km
STARLINK-33652
2025-065BNORAD 63400PAYUnited States (US)Ops: +
Technical details
Orbit type: ORBOrbit center: EALaunch site: AFETRPeriod: 94.27 min
Inc: 43.0°
482 km → 484 km
STARLINK-33707
2025-065CNORAD 63401PAYUnited States (US)Ops: +
Technical details
Orbit type: ORBOrbit center: EALaunch site: AFETRPeriod: 94.27 min
Inc: 43.0°
482 km → 484 km
STARLINK-33668
2025-065DNORAD 63402PAYUnited States (US)Ops: +
Technical details
Orbit type: ORBOrbit center: EALaunch site: AFETRPeriod: 94.27 min
Inc: 43.0°
482 km → 484 km
STARLINK-33676
2025-065ENORAD 63403PAYUnited States (US)Ops: +
Technical details
Orbit type: ORBOrbit center: EALaunch site: AFETRPeriod: 94.27 min
Inc: 43.0°
482 km → 484 km
STARLINK-33711
2025-065FNORAD 63404PAYUnited States (US)Ops: +
Technical details
Orbit type: ORBOrbit center: EALaunch site: AFETRPeriod: 94.27 min
Inc: 43.0°
482 km → 484 km
STARLINK-33708
2025-065GNORAD 63405PAYUnited States (US)Ops: +
Technical details
Orbit type: ORBOrbit center: EALaunch site: AFETRPeriod: 94.27 min
Inc: 43.0°
482 km → 484 km
STARLINK-33690
2025-065HNORAD 63406PAYUnited States (US)Ops: +
Technical details
Orbit type: ORBOrbit center: EALaunch site: AFETRPeriod: 94.27 min
Inc: 43.0°
482 km → 484 km
STARLINK-33694
2025-065JNORAD 63407PAYUnited States (US)Ops: +
Technical details
Orbit type: ORBOrbit center: EALaunch site: AFETRPeriod: 94.27 min
Inc: 43.0°
483 km → 484 km
STARLINK-33692
2025-065KNORAD 63408PAYUnited States (US)Ops: +
Technical details
Orbit type: ORBOrbit center: EALaunch site: AFETRPeriod: 94.27 min
Inc: 43.0°
482 km → 484 km
STARLINK-33693
2025-065LNORAD 63409PAYUnited States (US)Ops: +
Technical details
Orbit type: ORBOrbit center: EALaunch site: AFETRPeriod: 94.27 min
Inc: 43.0°
482 km → 484 km
STARLINK-33677
2025-065MNORAD 63410PAYUnited States (US)Ops: +
Technical details
Orbit type: ORBOrbit center: EALaunch site: AFETRPeriod: 94.27 min
Inc: 43.0°
483 km → 483 km
STARLINK-33647
2025-065NNORAD 63411PAYUnited States (US)Ops: +
Technical details
Orbit type: ORBOrbit center: EALaunch site: AFETRPeriod: 94.27 min
Inc: 43.0°
483 km → 483 km
STARLINK-33645
2025-065PNORAD 63412PAYUnited States (US)Ops: +
Technical details
Orbit type: ORBOrbit center: EALaunch site: AFETRPeriod: 94.27 min
Inc: 43.0°
482 km → 484 km
STARLINK-33670
2025-065QNORAD 63413PAYUnited States (US)Ops: +
Technical details
Orbit type: ORBOrbit center: EALaunch site: AFETRPeriod: 94.27 min
Inc: 43.0°
482 km → 484 km
STARLINK-33644
2025-065RNORAD 63414PAYUnited States (US)Ops: +
Technical details
Orbit type: ORBOrbit center: EALaunch site: AFETRPeriod: 94.27 min
Inc: 43.0°
482 km → 484 km
STARLINK-33664
2025-065SNORAD 63415PAYUnited States (US)Ops: +
Technical details
Orbit type: ORBOrbit center: EALaunch site: AFETRPeriod: 94.27 min
Inc: 43.0°
482 km → 484 km
STARLINK-33649
2025-065TNORAD 63416PAYUnited States (US)Ops: +
Technical details
Orbit type: ORBOrbit center: EALaunch site: AFETRPeriod: 94.27 min
Inc: 43.0°
482 km → 484 km
STARLINK-33535
2025-065UNORAD 63417PAYUnited States (US)Ops: +
Technical details
Orbit type: ORBOrbit center: EALaunch site: AFETRPeriod: 94.27 min
Inc: 43.0°
482 km → 484 km
STARLINK-33703
2025-065VNORAD 63418PAYUnited States (US)Ops: +
Technical details
Orbit type: ORBOrbit center: EALaunch site: AFETRPeriod: 94.27 min
Inc: 43.0°
482 km → 484 km
STARLINK-33709
2025-065WNORAD 63419PAYUnited States (US)Ops: +
Technical details
Orbit type: ORBOrbit center: EALaunch site: AFETRPeriod: 94.27 min
Inc: 43.0°
480 km → 486 km
STARLINK-33698
2025-065XNORAD 63420PAYUnited States (US)Ops: +
Technical details
Orbit type: ORBOrbit center: EALaunch site: AFETRPeriod: 94.27 min
Inc: 43.0°
482 km → 484 km
STARLINK-33606
2025-065YNORAD 63421PAYUnited States (US)Ops: +
Technical details
Orbit type: ORBOrbit center: EALaunch site: AFETRPeriod: 94.27 min
Inc: 43.0°
482 km → 484 km
STARLINK-33686
2025-065ZNORAD 63422PAYUnited States (US)Ops: +
Technical details
Orbit type: ORBOrbit center: EALaunch site: AFETRPeriod: 94.27 min
Inc: 43.0°
482 km → 484 km

Mission agencies

SpaceXCommercial

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2026 snapshot

Provider legacy

SpaceX

487

Lifetime launches

38 in 2026

SpaceX has 487 launches on record, with 38 in 2026.

Rocket track record

Falcon 9 Block 5

573

Successful missions

48 in 2026

Falcon 9 Block 5 has 573 successful missions on record, with 48 in 2026.

Pad history

Space Launch Complex 40

298

Pad launches

18 in 2026

Space Launch Complex 40 has 298 launches from this pad on record, with 18 in 2026.

Rocket reliability

100% all time

2026: 100% (48/48)

Pad turnaround

7d 2h

Reported pad reuse cadence.

Booster story

First-stage boosters

Core-level mission cadence associated with this launch.

1 core

Core history

B1080

Total missions

3 in 2026

active. Flight proven. Tracked 26 missions.First flight: May 21, 2023Last mission: Apr 14, 2026, 9:33 AM UTC

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