Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 8-6

Status

Success

Starlink Group 8-6

Launch Time
Wed Aug 28, 2024 07:48 UTC

B1062 became the first booster to launch for its 23rd time. Booster toppled over after touchdown on droneship.

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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

B1062

Flight #23

62 day turnaround

353rd Falcon recovery attempt

14th failed Falcon recovery

Manifest

Mission Details

Starlink Group 8-6

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 8 normal v2-mini satellites.

Payloads: 21

Low Earth Orbit

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Location

SLC-40, Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, USA

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Stats

2024

155th orbital launch attempt

SpaceX

383rd mission

83rd mission of 2024

376th successful mission

13th consecutive successful mission

Falcon 9

368th mission

82nd mission of 2024

364th successful mission

13th consecutive successful mission