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Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 5-1
SpaceX · Falcon 9 Block 5 · Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
SpaceX's 212th launch · 60th this year · humanity's 6,366th orbital launch attempt
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
Window: Dec 28, 09:30 – Dec 28, 11:32 UTC
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Starlink Group 5-1
A batch of satellites for Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.
Communications · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
Booster
- B1062 · flight 11 · Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship @ A Shortfall of Gravitas · landed ✓ · last flew Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 4-36 · zone record 161/162
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Updates
Successful launch and deployment of 54 Starlink satellites
SwGustav · 12/28/2022 · source
Liftoff
SwGustav · 12/28/2022 · source
Coverage live
SwGustav · 12/28/2022 · source
Launch time moved up a few minutes.
Cosmic_Penguin · 12/28/2022 · source
Launch confirmed.
Cosmic_Penguin · 12/28/2022 · source
Adjusting T-0
Nosu · 12/27/2022 · source
Weather >90%
Nosu · 12/25/2022 · source
Added launch window per marine navigation warnings.
Cosmic_Penguin · 12/23/2022 · source
Now targeting approximately 10:00 UTC.
Nosu · 12/18/2022 · source
Targeting December 28 at approximately 08:19 UTC.
Nosu · 12/15/2022 · source
