Starlink Group 8-6

Launch Success

Liftoff Time (GMT)

07:48:00

Wednesday August 28, 2024

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Mission Details

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Launch Notes

B1062 became the first booster to launch for its 23rd time. Booster toppled over after touchdown on droneship.

Wiki

SpaceX launch of a batch of Starlink v2-mini satellites for their second generation high-speed low earth orbit internet satellite constellation. Includes a mix of 13 Direct to Cell and 8 normal v2-mini satellites.

Low Earth Orbit

21 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

B1062

Flight #23

62 day turnaround

Falcon recoveries

358th recovery attempt

14th failed recovery

Launch Site

General Trajectory

Launching

Northeast

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

368th

Mission

82nd

Mission of 2024

SpaceX

387th

Mission

85th

Mission of 2024

2024

155th

Orbital launch attempt