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Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 9-14
SpaceX · Falcon 9 Block 5 · Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
SpaceX's 438th launch · 127th this year · humanity's 6,824th orbital launch attempt
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
Window: Dec 5, 00:06 – Dec 5, 04:06 UTC
Flight preview
Starlink Group 9-14
A batch of 20 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.
Communications · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
Booster
- B1081 · flight 12 · Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship @ Of Course I Still Love You · landed ✓ · last flew Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 9-10 · zone record 209/217
Watch
- SpaceX Starlink Group 9-14 — The Space Devs
- SpaceX - Falcon 9 - Starlink 9-14 - SLC-4E - Vandenberg Space Force Base - December 4, 2024 — SPACE AFFAIRS
- Starlink Mission — SpaceX
Flight timeline
- T−38MGO for Prop Load
- T−35MProp Load
- T−35MStage 1 LOX Load
- T−16MStage 2 LOX Load
- T−7MEngine Chill
- T−1MStartup
- T−1MTank Press
- T−45SGO for Launch
- T−3SIgnition
- P0DLiftoff
- T+1M7SMax-Q
- T+2M24SMECO
- T+2M28SStage 2 Separation
- T+2M35SSES-1
- T+3M2SFairing Separation
- T+6M2SEntry Burn Startup
- T+6M27SEntry Burn Shutdown
- T+7M47SStage 1 Landing Burn
- T+8M11SStage 1 Landing
- T+8M37SSECO-1
- T+53M50SSES-2
- T+53M52SSECO-2
- T+1H44SStarlink Deployment
Updates
Launch success.
Cosmic_Penguin · 12/5/2024 · source
Liftoff.
Cosmic_Penguin · 12/5/2024 · source
Unofficial Re-stream by SPACE AFFAIRS has started
LL2 · 12/5/2024 · source
Go for launch.
Cosmic_Penguin · 12/4/2024 · source
Updated launch time.
Cosmic_Penguin · 12/3/2024 · source
Delayed to NET December 5 UTC per NOTAMs A1538/24.
Cosmic_Penguin · 12/3/2024 · source
NET December 4 UTC.
Cosmic_Penguin · 11/24/2024 · source
Pad — Space Launch Complex 4E
Local pad time: Dec 4, 7:05 PM PST
284 launches from this pad · 900 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
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