Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 6-32

Status

Success

Starlink Group 6-32

Launch Time
Sat Dec 23, 2023 05:33 UTC

First time a Falcon 9 booster launched for its 19th time. Booster had landed successfully on its droneship, but was written off following tipping over due to high winds and waves while returning to port on December 25.

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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

Just Read the Instructions

B1058

Flight #19

49 day turnaround

271st Falcon recovery attempt

13th failed Falcon recovery

181st consecutive successful Falcon landing

Manifest

Mission Details

Starlink Group 6-32

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

Payloads: 23

Low Earth Orbit

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Location

SLC-40, Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, USA

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Stats

2023

212th orbital launch attempt

SpaceX

297th mission

93rd mission of 2023

291st successful mission

263rd consecutive successful mission

Falcon 9

284th mission

89th mission of 2023

281st successful mission

255th consecutive successful mission