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Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink 27

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SpaceX · Falcon 9 Block 5 · Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

SpaceX's 135th launch · 18th this year · humanity's 6,078th orbital launch attempt

May 9, 2021Add to calendar
Success80% go

The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).

Window: May 9, 06:42 – May 9, 06:42 UTC

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Starlink 27

A batch of 60 satellites for Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.

Communications · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)

Booster

  • B1051 · flight 10 · Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship @ Just Read the Instructions · landed ✓ · last flew Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink 21 · zone record 156/157

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Updates

  • Nominal payload insertion, launch successful

    scottm3 · 5/9/2021 · source

  • Weather 80%

    Nosu · 5/8/2021 · source

  • GO per NOTAM 1/0759.

    Nosu · 5/6/2021 · source

  • Adding launch per SFN article and NOTAM F1449/21.

    Nosu · 5/5/2021 · source

Pad — Space Launch Complex 40

394 launches from this pad · 1,122 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

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