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Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 5-15
SpaceX · Falcon 9 Block 5 · Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
SpaceX's 261st launch · 48th this year · humanity's 6,473rd orbital launch attempt
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
Weather concerns: Anvil Cloud Rules, Cumulus Cloud Rule
Window: Jul 16, 03:50 – Jul 16, 03:50 UTC
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Starlink Group 5-15
A batch of 54 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system. This is the last launch of the v1.5 Starlink satellites.
Communications · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
Booster
- B1060 · flight 16 · Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship @ A Shortfall of Gravitas · landed ✓ · last flew Falcon 9 Block 5 | Transporter 6 (Dedicated SSO Rideshare) · zone record 161/162
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Updates
Launch success.
Cosmic_Penguin · 7/16/2023 · source
Liftoff
SwGustav · 7/16/2023 · source
Livestream has started
LL2 · 7/16/2023 · source
Delayed to July 15 (local), 3:50 UTC on July 16
Nosu · 7/14/2023 · source
GO for launch July 15.
Cosmic_Penguin · 7/14/2023 · source
Scrubbed for the day, NET 24 hours turnaround.
Cosmic_Penguin · 7/14/2023 · source
Hold, launch aborted at T-40s
hitura-nobad · 7/14/2023 · source
Livestream has started
LL2 · 7/14/2023 · source
Weather 85%
Nosu · 7/13/2023 · source
Setting GO
Jay · 7/12/2023 · source
Pad — Space Launch Complex 40
Local pad time: Jul 15, 11:50 PM EDT
394 launches from this pad · 1,122 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
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