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Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 6-56

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SpaceX · Falcon 9 Block 5 · Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA

SpaceX's 359th launch · 48th this year · humanity's 6,676th orbital launch attempt

T− --:--:--May 8, 2024 · 18:42 UTCAdd to calendar

Success90% go

The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).

Weather concerns: Cumulus Cloud Rule

Window: May 8, 15:00 – May 8, 18:42 UTC

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Starlink Group 6-56

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

Communications · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)

Booster

B1083 · flight 3 · Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship @ A Shortfall of Gravitas · landed ✓ · last flew Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 6-48 · zone record 161/162

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Flight timeline

T−38MGO for Prop Load
T−35MStage 1 LOX Load
T−35MProp Load
T−16MStage 2 LOX Load
T−7MEngine Chill
T−1MStartup
T−1MTank Press
T−45SGO for Launch
T−3SIgnition
P0DLiftoff
T+1M12SMax-Q
T+2M26SMECO
T+2M30SStage 2 Separation
T+2M36SSES-1
T+3M2SFairing Separation
T+6M9SEntry Burn Startup
T+6M33SEntry Burn Shutdown
T+7M55SStage 1 Landing Burn
T+8M18SStage 1 Landing
T+8M39SSECO-1
T+54M13SSES-2
T+54M15SSECO-2
T+1H5M22SStarlink Deployment

Updates

Launch success
SwGustav · 5/8/2024 · source
Liftoff
hitura-nobad · 5/8/2024 · source
Unofficial Re-stream by SPACE AFFAIRS has started
LL2 · 5/8/2024 · source
New T-0.
Cosmic_Penguin · 5/8/2024 · source
New T-0.
Cosmic_Penguin · 5/8/2024 · source
New T-0 17:34 UTC
hitura-nobad · 5/8/2024 · source
GO for launch.
Cosmic_Penguin · 5/8/2024 · source
Launch time is to the second.
Cosmic_Penguin · 5/7/2024 · source
Slip to May 8.
Cosmic_Penguin · 5/6/2024 · source
Updated launch weather.
Cosmic_Penguin · 5/6/2024 · source

Pad — Launch Complex 39A

Local pad time: May 8, 2:42 PM EDT

222 launches from this pad · 281 from Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA

Map of Launch Complex 39A