Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 8-3

Status

Success

Starlink Group 8-3

Launch Time
Sat Aug 10, 2024 12:50 UTC

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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

B1067

Flight #21

66 day turnaround

347th Falcon recovery attempt

334th successful Falcon recovery

81st consecutive successful Falcon recovery

262nd consecutive successful Falcon landing

Manifest

Mission Details

Starlink Group 8-3

SpaceX launch of a batch of Starlink v2-mini satellites for their second generation high-speed low earth orbit internet satellite constellation. It will include a mix of 8 normal v2-mini and 13 Direct-to-Cell equipped satellites.

Payloads: 21

Low Earth Orbit

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Location

SLC-40, Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, USA

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Stats

2024

144th orbital launch attempt

SpaceX

377th mission

77th mission of 2024

370th successful mission

7th consecutive successful mission

Falcon 9

362nd mission

76th mission of 2024

358th successful mission

7th consecutive successful mission