NEXT SPACEFLIGHT

Status

Success

Starlink Group 8-7

Launch Time
Tue May 14, 2024 18:39 UTC

Fastest turnaround of droneship OCISLY to date, at 4 days and around 14 hours, beating its previous record by about 10 hours.

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

Vehicles

Of Course I Still Love You

B1063

Flight #18
65 day turnaround
324th Falcon recovery attempt
311th successful Falcon recovery
53rd consecutive successful Falcon recovery
234th consecutive successful Falcon landing

Mission Details

Starlink Group 8-7

SpaceX launch of a batch of Starlink v2-mini satellites for their second generation high-speed low earth orbit internet satellite constellation. Includes a mix of 13 Direct to Cell and 7 normal v2-mini satellites.

Payloads: 20
Low Earth Orbit

Location

SLC-4E, Vandenberg SFB, California, USA

Stats

2024

92nd orbital launch attempt

SpaceX

350th mission
50th mission of 2024
344th successful mission
316th consecutive successful mission

Falcon 9

336th mission
50th mission of 2024
333rd successful mission
307th consecutive successful mission