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Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink 9
SpaceX · Falcon 9 Block 5 · Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
SpaceX's 102nd launch · 14th this year · humanity's 5,983rd orbital launch attempt
August 7, 2020Add to calendar
Success70% go
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
Window: Aug 7, 05:12 – Aug 7, 05:12 UTC
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Starlink 9
A batch of 57 satellites for Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system. This launch will also carry two BlackSky Earth-imaging satellites as a rideshare.
Communications · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
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- B1051 · flight 5 · Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship @ Of Course I Still Love You · landed ✓ · last flew Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink 6 · zone record 209/217
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