# SpaceX Starlink Group 4-6, ION SCV009 Launch

**URL:** <https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/t/spacex-starlink-group-4-6-ion-scv009-launch/2674>\
**Category:** The Happening World\
**Tags:** starlink, vandenberg, space, spacex\
**Created:** [28 January 2023 21:42 UTC](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/t/spacex-starlink-group-4-6-ion-scv009-launch/2674 "2023-01-28T21:42:17Z")\
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**Author:** ![johnwalker](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/user_avatar/scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/johnwalker/32/17415_2.png) [@johnwalker](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/u/johnwalker)\
**Post date:** [28 January 2023 21:42 UTC](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/t/spacex-starlink-group-4-6-ion-scv009-launch/2674/1 "2023-01-28T21:42:17Z")

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[![](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/uploads/default/original/2X/0/03432fb5f0a7cc9302bda6e3cd1d38af6f63fae6.jpeg "Starlink Mission") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yVxV3-xqJO0)

SpaceX plans to launch 49 Starlink satellites into Shell 2, with an eventual 570 km circular service orbit at 70° inclination, on 2023-01-31 at 16:15 UTC. The launch will also carry the [D-Orbit](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D-Orbit) [ION Satellite Carrier](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ION_Satellite_Carrier) SVC009 orbital transfer vehicle as a ride-share payload, hosting a number of sub-payloads. The launch will be from Space Launch Complex 4 East at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. The first stage booster, B1071, will be making its seventh flight. The first stage booster is planned to land on the drone ship _Of Course I Still Love You_ .

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**Author:** ![CTLaw](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/user_avatar/scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/ctlaw/32/42_2.png) [@CTLaw](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/u/CTLaw)\
**Post date:** [29 January 2023 14:44 UTC](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/t/spacex-starlink-group-4-6-ion-scv009-launch/2674/2 "2023-01-29T14:44:01Z")

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> **[SpaceX](https://www.spacex.com/launches/mission/?missionId=sl2-6)**
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> SpaceX designs, manufactures and launches advanced rockets and spacecraft.

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**Author:** ![johnwalker](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/user_avatar/scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/johnwalker/32/17415_2.png) [@johnwalker](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/u/johnwalker)\
**Post date:** [29 January 2023 14:46 UTC](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/t/spacex-starlink-group-4-6-ion-scv009-launch/2674/3 "2023-01-29T14:46:40Z")

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The launch has been postponed one day “[[t]o complete pre-launch checkouts](https://twitter.com/SpaceX/status/1619689367458693120)”. I have updated the original post to specify the new launch time of 16:34 UTC on 2023-01-30.

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**Author:** ![johnwalker](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/user_avatar/scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/johnwalker/32/17415_2.png) [@johnwalker](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/u/johnwalker)\
**Post date:** [30 January 2023 14:41 UTC](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/t/spacex-starlink-group-4-6-ion-scv009-launch/2674/4 "2023-01-30T14:41:27Z")

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Launch slipped to second opportunity on 2023-01-30 at 20:26 UTC. I have updated the main post accordingly.

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**Author:** ![johnwalker](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/user_avatar/scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/johnwalker/32/17415_2.png) [@johnwalker](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/u/johnwalker)\
**Post date:** [30 January 2023 19:35 UTC](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/t/spacex-starlink-group-4-6-ion-scv009-launch/2674/5 "2023-01-30T19:35:51Z")

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![spacex_2023-01-30](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/uploads/default/original/2X/4/43de478280cd0a0ffad16e14bbf5c4921715ccf0.png)

Postponed again to 16:15 UTC on 2023-01-31. I have updated the main post (again) to the new date and time.

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**Author:** ![CTLaw](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/user_avatar/scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/ctlaw/32/42_2.png) [@CTLaw](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/u/CTLaw)\
**Post date:** [1 February 2023 12:15 UTC](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/t/spacex-starlink-group-4-6-ion-scv009-launch/2674/6 "2023-02-01T12:15:50Z")

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The landing ship looks like it has had a rebuild.