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Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 2-9
SpaceX · Falcon 9 Block 5 · Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
SpaceX's 244th launch · 31st this year · humanity's 6,437th orbital launch attempt
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
Window: May 10, 20:09 – May 10, 20:09 UTC
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Starlink Group 2-9
A batch of 51 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.
Communications · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
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- B1075 · flight 3 · Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship @ Of Course I Still Love You · landed ✓ · last flew Falcon 9 Block 5 | SDA Tranche 0A · zone record 209/217
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Launch success confirmed
Nosu · 5/10/2023 · source
Liftoff
Nosu · 5/10/2023 · source
Livestream has started
LL2 · 5/10/2023 · source
GO for launch.
Cosmic_Penguin · 5/9/2023 · source
Adjusting launch window
Nosu · 5/5/2023 · source
Change in launch window per marine navigation warnings.
Cosmic_Penguin · 5/5/2023 · source
NET May 10 per NOTAMs.
Cosmic_Penguin · 5/4/2023 · source
Adding launch NET April
Nosu · 3/7/2023 · source
Pad — Space Launch Complex 4E
Local pad time: May 10, 1:09 PM PDT
284 launches from this pad · 900 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
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