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Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 4-17
SpaceX · Falcon 9 Block 5 · Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
SpaceX's 170th launch · 18th this year · humanity's 6,232nd orbital launch attempt
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
Window: May 6, 09:42 – May 6, 09:42 UTC
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Starlink Group 4-17
A batch of 53 satellites for Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.
Communications · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
Booster
- B1058 · flight 12 · Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship @ A Shortfall of Gravitas · landed ✓ · last flew Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 4-8 · zone record 161/162
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- Falcon 9 Starlink 4-17 — The Space Devs
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Updates
Successful deployment confirmed
SwGustav · 5/6/2022 · source
Liftoff
SwGustav · 5/6/2022
Weather >90%
Jay · 5/6/2022 · source
Adjusting T-0
Jay · 5/4/2022 · source
Updating T-0
Nosu · 5/4/2022 · source
Weather 90%
Nosu · 5/3/2022 · source
Updating T-0
Nosu · 5/2/2022 · source
NET May 6
Cosmic_Penguin · 5/2/2022 · source
New launch date
Cosmic_Penguin · 4/28/2022 · source
NET May 8
Nosu · 4/22/2022 · source
