Starlink Group 6-24

Launch Success

Liftoff Time (GMT)

02:17:00

Sunday October 22, 2023

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Mission Details

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Launch Notes

Heaviest SpaceX mission to date at approximately 18.4 metric tons.

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

23 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

B1080

Flight #4

56 day turnaround

Falcon recoveries

254th recovery attempt

242nd successful recovery

164th 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

267th

Mission

72nd

Mission of 2023

SpaceX

281st

Mission

77th

Mission of 2023

2023

171st

Orbital launch attempt