Starlink Group 8-11

Launch Success

Liftoff Time (GMT)

15:33:00

Thursday September 5, 2024

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Mission Details

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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

Just Read the Instructions

B1077

Flight #15

39 day turnaround

Falcon recoveries

361st recovery attempt

347th successful recovery

3rd consecutive successful landing and 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

371st

Mission

85th

Mission of 2024

SpaceX

390th

Mission

88th

Mission of 2024

2024

161st

Orbital launch attempt