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Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 4-8
SpaceX · Falcon 9 Block 5 · Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
SpaceX's 159th launch · 7th this year · humanity's 6,199th orbital launch attempt
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
Window: Feb 21, 14:44 – Feb 21, 14:44 UTC
Flight preview
Starlink Group 4-8
A batch of 46 satellites for Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.
Communications · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
Booster
- B1058 · flight 11 · Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship @ A Shortfall of Gravitas · landed ✓ · last flew Falcon 9 Block 5 | Transporter 3 (Dedicated SSO Rideshare) · zone record 161/162
Watch
- Falcon 9 Starlink 4-8 — The Space Devs
- Starlink Mission — SpaceX
Updates
Successful deployment confirmed
SwGustav · 2/21/2022 · source
Liftoff
SwGustav · 2/21/2022
Reverting T-0 back
SwGustav · 2/21/2022 · source
Correcting T-0.
Jay · 2/21/2022 · source
One day slip
Cosmic_Penguin · 2/19/2022 · source
T-0 confirmed by SpaceX
Nosu · 2/18/2022 · source
Weather 90%
Nosu · 2/18/2022 · source
Updating T-0 and setting weather 80%
Nosu · 2/17/2022 · source
Updating T-0
Nosu · 2/15/2022 · source
New launch date.
Cosmic_Penguin · 2/8/2022 · source
