Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 6-53

A batch of 23 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.

Communications · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)

• B1078 · flight 9 · Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship @ Just Read the Instructions · landed ✓ · last flew Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 6-46 · zone record 156/157

• SpaceX Starlink Group 6-53 — The Space Devs
• SpaceX - Falcon 9 - Starlink Group 6-53 - LC-39A - Kennedy Space Center - April 24, 2024 — SPACE AFFAIRS
• Watch live: SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches 23 Starlink satellites from Cape Canaveral — Spaceflight Now
• SpaceX Falcon 9 Launches Starlink 6-53 — NASASpaceflight
• Starlink Mission — SpaceX

1. T−38MGO for Prop Load
2. T−35MProp Load
3. T−35MStage 1 LOX Load
4. T−16MStage 2 LOX Load
5. T−7MEngine Chill
6. T−1MTank Press
7. T−1MStartup
8. T−45SGO for Launch
9. T−3SIgnition
10. P0DLiftoff
11. T+1M12SMax-Q
12. T+2M26SMECO
13. T+2M30SStage 2 Separation
14. T+2M37SSES-1
15. T+2M59SFairing Separation
16. T+6M17SEntry Burn Startup
17. T+6M40SEntry Burn Shutdown
18. T+8M9SStage 1 Landing Burn
19. T+8M31SStage 1 Landing
20. T+8M43SSECO-1
21. T+53M48SSES-2
22. T+53M50SSECO-2
23. T+1H4M57SStarlink Deployment

• Launch success.

  Cosmic_Penguin · 4/23/2024 · source

• Liftoff.

  Cosmic_Penguin · 4/23/2024 · source

• Unofficial Re-stream by SPACE AFFAIRS has started

  LL2 · 4/23/2024 · source

• GO for launch.

  Cosmic_Penguin · 4/23/2024 · source

• Delayed 24 hours per marine navigation warnings.

  Cosmic_Penguin · 4/22/2024 · source

• Updating window to match launch opportunities

  Nosu · 4/22/2024 · source

• Weather 30% trending towards 80% at the end of the window

  Nosu · 4/22/2024 · source

• Tweaked launch window.

  Cosmic_Penguin · 4/19/2024

• Swap of launch pad.

  Cosmic_Penguin · 4/19/2024 · source

• Targeting NET late April 22 UTC per NOTAM A1303/24

  Nosu · 4/15/2024