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Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 6-18
SpaceX · Falcon 9 Block 5 · Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
SpaceX's 281st launch · 68th this year · humanity's 6,524th orbital launch attempt
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
Weather concerns: Cumulus Cloud Rule
Window: Sep 24, 01:07 – Sep 24, 04:05 UTC
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Starlink Group 6-18
A batch of 22 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.
Communications · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
Booster
- B1060 · flight 17 · Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship @ Just Read the Instructions · landed ✓ · last flew Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 5-15 · zone record 156/157
Watch
- SpaceX Starlink Group 6-18 — The Space Devs
- Starlink Mission — SpaceX
- Watch live: 2nd SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket booster goes for 17th flight milestone — Spaceflight Now
- SpaceX Falcon 9 Launches Starlink 6-18 Mission — NASASpaceflight
Updates
Launch success.
Cosmic_Penguin · 9/24/2023 · source
Liftoff.
Cosmic_Penguin · 9/24/2023 · source
Delayed to 03:38:30 UTC
Jay · 9/24/2023 · source
Weather 95%
Nosu · 9/23/2023 · source
Updating launch window to match launch opportunities
Nosu · 9/23/2023 · source
GO for launch.
Cosmic_Penguin · 9/23/2023 · source
NET September 24 UTC. (Window from https://www.fly.faa.gov/adv/adv_spt.jsp)
Cosmic_Penguin · 9/17/2023 · source
NET September 23 UTC.
Cosmic_Penguin · 9/16/2023 · source
Adding launch
Nosu · 5/22/2023 · source
Pad — Space Launch Complex 40
Local pad time: Sep 23, 11:38 PM EDT
394 launches from this pad · 1,122 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
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