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Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 6-16
SpaceX · Falcon 9 Block 5 · Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
SpaceX's 279th launch · 66th this year · humanity's 6,519th orbital launch attempt
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
Weather concerns: Cumulus Cloud Rule, Anvil Rules
Window: Sep 16, 03:38 – Sep 16, 04:07 UTC
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Starlink Group 6-16
A batch of satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.
Communications · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
Booster
- B1078 · flight 5 · Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship @ Just Read the Instructions · landed ✓ · last flew Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 6-8 · zone record 156/157
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Updates
Launch success.
Cosmic_Penguin · 9/16/2023 · source
Liftoff.
Cosmic_Penguin · 9/16/2023 · source
Delayed to NET tomorrow due to weather
Jay · 9/15/2023 · source
Setting GO
Nosu · 9/14/2023 · source
Weather 65% GO
hitura-nobad · 9/13/2023 · source
Updating T-0 and window to match launch opportunities
Nosu · 9/12/2023 · source
Updating launch window
Nosu · 9/11/2023 · source
Adjusting launch window based on marine navigation warnings.
Cosmic_Penguin · 9/10/2023 · source
Adding approximate launch time
Nosu · 9/10/2023 · source
Targeting September 15 per NOTAM F2969/23
Nosu · 9/7/2023
Pad — Space Launch Complex 40
Local pad time: Sep 15, 11:38 PM EDT
394 launches from this pad · 1,122 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
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