Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 6-39

Status

Success

Starlink Group 6-39

Launch Time
Sun Feb 25, 2024 22:06 UTC

First Starlink v2-mini launch to carry 24 satellites into orbit, the heaviest payload launched by a Falcon 9 to date.

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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

B1069

Flight #13

59 day turnaround

293rd Falcon recovery attempt

280th successful Falcon recovery

22nd consecutive successful Falcon recovery

203rd consecutive successful Falcon landing

Manifest

Mission Details

Starlink Group 6-39

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

Payloads: 24

Total Mass: 17,500.0 kg

Low Earth Orbit

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Location

SLC-40, Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, USA

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Stats

2024

38th orbital launch attempt

SpaceX

318th mission

18th mission of 2024

312th successful mission

284th consecutive successful mission

Falcon 9

304th mission

18th mission of 2024

301st successful mission

275th consecutive successful mission