Starlink Group 6-38

Success

Falcon 9 Block 5

T-minus to liftoff

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Monday January 29 2024, 01:10:00 UTC

StatusSuccess

Scrub riskLOW

Go94%

VehicleFalcon 9 Block 5

OrbitLow Earth Orbit

PadLaunch Complex 39A

Launch CodexDossier

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Launch Complex 39A

Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA

28.608, -80.604

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Mission

A batch of 23 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.

Reusable Hardware

All boosters →

First Stage · Flight-provenB1062

destroyed18th flight

Flights23

Landings22/2396%

Fastest turn21d 6h

Recovered · ASDS · ASOG· 630 km downrange

61d 20h since last flight

Notable launches include GPS III SV04 & SV05, Inspiration4 and Axiom-1. Destroyed during its 23rd landing attempt on ASOG on 28 August 2024.

Previous flights · 22

Q's read

Weather & scrubLOW risk

Weather Go94%Wind1 m/sGusts3 m/sCloud29%Temp24°C

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

max cloud-top 5483 m above freezing 4577 m (91% cover in 10 nmi) · no GLM flashes within 25 nmi / 30 min, likely cirrus / stratiform ice rather than cumulus · max-top 5483 m, mean 4389 m, 91% cover, freezing 4577 m · METAR reports DISTANT lightning (beyond 10 SM, outside the LCC radius): "KTTS 271040Z AUTO 00000KT 4SM BR SCT028 OVC150 25/24 A2998 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT SE S"

Quick facts

VehicleFalcon 9 Block 5

OrbitLow Earth Orbit

PadLaunch Complex 39A

SiteKennedy Space Center, FL, USA

WindowSunday January 28 2024, 23:15:00 UTC→Monday January 29 2024, 02:55:00 UTC

Vehicle

FamilyFalcon