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Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 6-2
SpaceX · Falcon 9 Block 5 · Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
SpaceX's 238th launch · 25th this year · humanity's 6,429th orbital launch attempt
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
Window: Apr 19, 13:47 – Apr 19, 14:31 UTC
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Starlink Group 6-2
A batch of 21 v2 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.
Communications · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
Booster
- B1073 · flight 8 · Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship @ A Shortfall of Gravitas · landed ✓ · last flew Falcon 9 Block 5 | Dragon CRS-2 SpX-27 · zone record 161/162
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Updates
Launch success.
Cosmic_Penguin · 4/19/2023 · source
Liftoff of Falcon 9 carrying 21 Starlink v2 mini satellites
Jay · 4/19/2023 · source
Livestream has started
LL2 · 4/19/2023 · source
Adjusting T-0 due to space weather (per LD on countdown net)
Jay · 4/19/2023 · source
Weather 80%
Nosu · 4/19/2023 · source
New T-0.
Cosmic_Penguin · 4/19/2023 · source
Adding seconds to T-0
Nosu · 4/19/2023 · source
Updating T-0
Nosu · 4/19/2023 · source
Setting GO
Nosu · 4/18/2023 · source
Weather 85% GO.
Cosmic_Penguin · 4/18/2023 · source
Pad — Space Launch Complex 40
Local pad time: Apr 19, 10:31 AM EDT
394 launches from this pad · 1,122 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
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