Starlink Group 6-17

Launch Success

Liftoff Time (GMT)

03:38:10

Wednesday September 20, 2023

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Launch Notes

First time a Falcon 9 booster launched for its 17th time.

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

A Shortfall of Gravitas

B1058

Flight #17

72 day turnaround

Falcon recoveries

243rd recovery attempt

231st successful recovery

153rd 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

258th

Mission

63rd

Mission of 2023

SpaceX

271st

Mission

67th

Mission of 2023

2023

154th

Orbital launch attempt