SpaceX

Starlink Group 6-12

Success

Falcon 9 Block 5

T-minus to liftoff

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Monday September 4 2023, 02:47:20 UTC

StatusSuccess

VehicleFalcon 9 Block 5

OrbitLow Earth Orbit

PadLaunch Complex 39A

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Mission

A batch of 21 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.

Quick facts

VehicleFalcon 9 Block 5

OrbitLow Earth Orbit

PadLaunch Complex 39A

SiteKennedy Space Center, FL, USA

WindowSunday September 3 2023, 23:34:00 UTC→Monday September 4 2023, 03:05:30 UTC

Vehicle

FamilyFalcon

Height70 m

Diameter3.7 m

Stages2

ReusableYes

LEO capacity22,800 kg

Track record606/607 successful

Landings593/598

All launches

SpaceX

Starlink Group 6-12

Success

Falcon 9 Block 5

T-minus to liftoff

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00

HOURS

:

00

MINUTES

:

00

SECONDS

Monday September 4 2023, 02:47:20 UTC

StatusSuccess

Scrub riskLOW

Go94%

VehicleFalcon 9 Block 5

OrbitLow Earth Orbit

PadLaunch Complex 39A

Launch CodexDossier

Every source for this mission in one place — news, social, references, notes & the exact timeline.

Explore

Acquiring satellite view…

Trajectory unknown

Launch Complex 39A

Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA

28.608, -80.604

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Mission

A batch of 21 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.

Reusable Hardware

All boosters →

First Stage · Flight-provenB1073

expended10th flight

Flights21

Landings20/20100%

Fastest turn25d 20h

Recovered · ASDS · JRTI· 618 km downrange

83d 19h since last flight

Notable missions include SES-22, Hakuto-R and CRS-27. Expended during the SPAINSAT-NG I launch.

Previous flights · 20

Q's read

Weather & scrubLOW risk

Weather Go94%LL2 Go90%Wind1 m/sGusts4 m/sCloud24%Temp24°C

Limiting rule: No flight through cumulus cloud with top at or above the freezing level.

max cloud-top 5994 m above freezing 4650 m (96% cover in 10 nmi) · no GLM flashes within 25 nmi / 30 min, likely cirrus / stratiform ice rather than cumulus · max-top 5994 m, mean 5384 m, 96% cover, freezing 4650 m

Quick facts

VehicleFalcon 9 Block 5

OrbitLow Earth Orbit

PadLaunch Complex 39A

SiteKennedy Space Center, FL, USA

WindowSunday September 3 2023, 23:34:00 UTC→Monday September 4 2023, 03:05:30 UTC

Vehicle

FamilyFalcon

Height70 m

Diameter3.7 m

Stages2

ReusableYes

LEO capacity22,800 kg

Track record606/607 successful

Landings593/598

Launch CodexDossier

Every source for this mission in one place — news, social, references, notes & the exact timeline.

Explore

Reusable Hardware

All boosters →

First Stage · Flight-provenB1073

expended10th flight

Flights21

Landings20/20100%

Fastest turn25d 20h

Recovered · ASDS · JRTI· 618 km downrange

83d 19h since last flight

Notable missions include SES-22, Hakuto-R and CRS-27. Expended during the SPAINSAT-NG I launch.

Previous flights · 20

Acquiring satellite view…

Trajectory unknown

Launch Complex 39A

Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA

28.608, -80.604

Scrub riskLOW

Go94%

Q's read

Weather & scrubLOW risk

Weather Go94%LL2 Go90%Wind1 m/sGusts4 m/sCloud24%Temp24°C

Limiting rule: No flight through cumulus cloud with top at or above the freezing level.

max cloud-top 5994 m above freezing 4650 m (96% cover in 10 nmi) · no GLM flashes within 25 nmi / 30 min, likely cirrus / stratiform ice rather than cumulus · max-top 5994 m, mean 5384 m, 96% cover, freezing 4650 m