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Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 2-7
SpaceX · Falcon 9 Block 5 · Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
SpaceX's 228th launch · 15th this year · humanity's 6,398th orbital launch attempt
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
Window: Mar 3, 18:38 – Mar 3, 18:38 UTC
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Starlink Group 2-7
A batch of 51 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.
Communications · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
Booster
- B1061 · flight 12 · Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship @ Of Course I Still Love You · landed ✓ · last flew Falcon 9 Block 5 | EROS-C3 · zone record 209/217
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Updates
Successful launch of 51 Starlink satellites
Nosu · 3/3/2023 · source
End of live coverage. Deployment at T+15:22
Nosu · 3/3/2023 · source
Liftoff
Nosu · 3/3/2023 · source
Livestream has started
Nosu · 3/3/2023 · source
Adding seconds to T-0
Nosu · 3/2/2023 · source
Delayed to March 3 at 18:38 UTC
Nosu · 3/2/2023 · source
Launch slipped for several hours.
Cosmic_Penguin · 3/2/2023 · source
Go for launch.
Cosmic_Penguin · 3/1/2023 · source
Moved by one more day.
Cosmic_Penguin · 3/1/2023 · source
Delayed to March 1, with a likely further delay if Crew-6 proceeds on March 2.
Nosu · 2/28/2023 · source
Pad — Space Launch Complex 4E
Local pad time: Mar 3, 10:38 AM PST
284 launches from this pad · 900 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
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