Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 6-59

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

Communications · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)

• B1062 · flight 21 · Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship @ A Shortfall of Gravitas · landed ✓ · last flew Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 6-49 · zone record 161/162

• SpaceX Starlink Group 6-59 — The Space Devs
• SpaceX - Falcon 9 - Starlink Group 6-59 - SLC-40 - Cape Canaveral SFS - May 18, 2024 — SPACE AFFAIRS
• Watch live: SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches on record-breaking 21st flight from Cape Canaveral — Spaceflight Now
• Electric Sparks Fly on Ship 31 - The Flame Trench (Plus Starlink 6-59 Launch) — 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+1M11SMax-Q
12. T+2M26SMECO
13. T+2M30SStage 2 Separation
14. T+2M36SSES-1
15. T+2M56SFairing Separation
16. T+6M9SEntry Burn Startup
17. T+6M33SEntry Burn Shutdown
18. T+7M59SStage 1 Landing Burn
19. T+8M22SStage 1 Landing
20. T+8M41SSECO-1
21. T+54M8SSES-2
22. T+54M10SSECO-2
23. T+1H5M17SStarlink Deployment

• Launch success.

  Cosmic_Penguin · 5/18/2024 · source

• Unofficial Webcast by SPACE AFFAIRS has started

  LL2 · 5/18/2024 · source

• Unofficial Webcast by Spaceflight Now has started

  LL2 · 5/18/2024 · source

• Liftoff.

  Cosmic_Penguin · 5/18/2024 · source

• Launch time is to the second.

  Cosmic_Penguin · 5/17/2024 · source

• Updated launch weather.

  Cosmic_Penguin · 5/17/2024 · source

• T-0 confirmed by SpaceX

  Jay · 5/16/2024 · source

• Tweaked launch window.

  Cosmic_Penguin · 5/14/2024 · source

• Tweaked launch window per marine navigation warnings.

  Cosmic_Penguin · 5/13/2024 · source

• Added launch per NOTAMs.

  Cosmic_Penguin · 5/11/2024 · source