Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 6-1

Status

Success

Starlink Group 6-1

Launch Time
Mon Feb 27, 2023 23:13 UTC

First launch of Starlink v2 satellites. These are downsized versions of the V2 satellites intended to launch on Starship but built to fit within Falcon 9's payload fairing and are colloquially known as "Starlink V2 Mini."

This mission marks the 100th consecutive successful booster recovery and carries the 4000th Starlink satellite to be launched.

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Rocket

Falcon 9 Block 5

Image Credit: SpaceX

SpaceX

Status: Active

Price: $69.75 million

Liftoff Thrust: 7,607 kN

Payload to LEO: 22,800 kg

Payload to GTO: 8,300 kg

Stages: 2

Strap-ons: 0

Rocket Height: 70.0 m

Fairing Diameter: 5.2 m

Fairing Height: 13.0 m

Details

Vehicles

A Shortfall of Gravitas

B1076

Flight #3

49 day turnaround

185th Falcon recovery attempt

173rd successful Falcon recovery

100th consecutive successful Falcon landing and recovery

Manifest

Mission Details

Starlink Group 6-1

SpaceX launched a batch of Starlink v2-mini satellites for their second generation high-speed low earth orbit internet satellite constellation.

Payloads: 21

Low Earth Orbit

Location

SLC-40, Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, USA

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Stats

2023

28th orbital launch attempt

SpaceX

217th mission

13th mission of 2023

211th successful mission

183rd consecutive successful mission

Falcon 9

207th mission

12th mission of 2023

204th successful mission

178th consecutive successful mission