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Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 9-3
SpaceX · Falcon 9 Block 5 · Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
SpaceX's 383rd launch · 72nd this year · humanity's 6,722nd orbital launch attempt
Either the launch vehicle did not reach orbit, or the payload(s) failed to separate.
Window: Jul 12, 02:35 – Jul 12, 06:33 UTC
Flight preview
Starlink Group 9-3
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
- B1063 · flight 19 · Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship @ Of Course I Still Love You · landed ✓ · last flew Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 8-7 · zone record 209/217
Watch
- SpaceX Starlink Group 9-3 — The Space Devs
- SpaceX - Second Stage Engine Anomaly - Falcon 9 - Starlink 9-3 - SLC-4E - VSFB, CA - July 11, 2024 — SPACE AFFAIRS
- Watch live: SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches 20 Starlink satellites from Vandenberg, California — Spaceflight Now
- 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−1MTank Press
- T−1MStartup
- T−45SGO for Launch
- T−3SIgnition
- P0DLiftoff
- T+1M7SMax-Q
- T+2M25SMECO
- T+2M28SStage 2 Separation
- T+2M35SSES-1
- T+3M2SFairing Separation
- T+6M1SEntry Burn Startup
- T+6M27SEntry Burn Shutdown
- T+7M49SStage 1 Landing Burn
- T+8M12SStage 1 Landing
- T+8M39SSECO-1
- T+52M20SSES-2
- T+52M21SSECO-2
- T+59M14SStarlink Deployment
Updates
All satellites are believed to have reentered the atmosphere. Downgrading the outcome to full failure.
juststephen · 7/14/2024 · source
A RUD of the second stage engine during its second burn led to deployment of the Starlink satellites into a lower than intended orbit. Some may be salvageable using their onboard propulsion to compensate.
Nosu · 7/12/2024 · source
Payload deployment confirmed, orbit data pending.
Cosmic_Penguin · 7/12/2024 · source
Liftoff.
Cosmic_Penguin · 7/12/2024 · source
T-0 is accurate to the second
Nosu · 7/11/2024 · source
Updating window
Nosu · 7/11/2024 · source
Delayed by a day
Nosu · 7/10/2024 · source
Setting GO
Nosu · 7/9/2024 · source
Delayed to NET July 11 UTC per NOTAMs R0161/24.
Cosmic_Penguin · 7/8/2024 · source
T-0 is accurate to the second
Nosu · 7/6/2024 · source
Pad — Space Launch Complex 4E
Local pad time: Jul 11, 7:35 PM PDT
284 launches from this pad · 900 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
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