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January 9, 2026
SpaceX Falcon 9 Starlink 6-96

Launched: 4:41 PM
Launch site: Space Launch Complex (SLC) 40, Cape Canaveral, Florida.

Booster: B1069 29th Flight
Payload: 29 Starlink V2 Mini satellites

Viewing Site: Merritt Island, FL

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Views from Kennedy Space Center Visitor Center Gantry 39


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Falcon 9 Starlink 6-96 on Pad Seen from Site 1: Gantry 39


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Falcon 9 Starlink 6-96 Launch, Seen from Site 2: Merrit Island

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VIDEOS

Camera 1, Tracking

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Camera 6





Target orbit: Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
Booster recovery: Drone Ship 'Just Read The Instructions' (JTRI)
Booster:
Past customer missions: CRS-24, Hotbird 13F, OneWeb-15, SES-18 & SES-19.
Past Starlink missions: 4-23, 5-3, 5-6, 5-12, 6-9, 6-19, 6-28, 6-36, 6-39, 6-47, 6-57, 10-1, 10-9, 8-10, 10-8, 6-66, 12-3, 12-21, 6-74, 12-22, 10-23, 10-29, 10-57, 10-51.
Fairing recovery: Bob


Stats:

Falcon 9:
586th Mission, 3rd Mission of 2026
SpaceX:
613th Mission 3rdd Mission of 2026
2026: 3rd Orbital Launch, 2nd from FLorida







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