Starlink Group 6-9

Launch Success

Liftoff Time (GMT)

05:17:40

Friday August 11, 2023

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Mission Details

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Launch Notes

One of the fairing halves was flown for its 11th time, a new record.

Wiki

SpaceX launch of a batch of Starlink v2-mini satellites for their second generation high-speed low earth orbit internet satellite constellation.

Low Earth Orbit

22 Payloads

Rocket

Active

Falcon 9 Block 5

Active Since 2018

Agency

SpaceX

Price

$69.75 million

Rocket

Diameter: 3.7m

Height: 70m

Payload to Orbit

LEO: 22,800 kg

GTO: 8,300 kg

Liftoff Thrust

7,607 Kilonewtons

Fairing

Diameter: 5.2m

Height: 13m

Stages

2

Reuse

Just Read the Instructions

B1069

Flight #9

49 day turnaround

Falcon recoveries

232nd recovery attempt

220th successful recovery

142nd consecutive successful landing and recovery

Launch Site

SLC-40

Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, USA

Fastest Turnaround

2 days 8 hours

SLC-40

Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, USA

Fastest Turnaround

2 days 8 hours

Stats

Falcon 9

247th

Mission

52nd

Mission of 2023

SpaceX

260th

Mission

56th

Mission of 2023

2023

125th

Orbital launch attempt