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Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 6-2
Falcon 9 Block 5
Apr 19, 2023, 2:31 PM UTC
Apr 19, 2023, 2:31 PM UTC
Mission Elapsed Time
T-00:00:00
Booster History
B1073
Flight #8
Flight #8 · Last flown 2023-03-15
About this booster
Notable missions include SES-22, Hakuto-R and CRS-27. Expended during the SPAINSAT-NG I launch.
- Total Flights
- 21
- Recovery Rate
- 20/20 successful landings
- This Landing
- Landing successful· Drone Ship (ASDS)
- Recovery Site
- A Shortfall of Gravitas (ASOG)
- Last Flight
- Falcon 9 Block 5 | Dragon CRS-2 SpX-27 · 35-day turnaround
Landing Record
20 successful · 0 failed · 20 total
Mission Details
A batch of 21 v2 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.
- Type
- Communications
- Orbit
- Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Programs
- Starlink
Launch Site
- Pad
- Space Launch Complex 40
- Location
- Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
- Country
- 🇺🇸 USA
Weather at Launch
- Temp
- 24.1°C
- Wind
- 18 km/h @ 75°
- Sky
- Overcast
- Source
- open-meteo-archive