Launch Date: April 29
Launch Window: 5:33 pm EDT (2:33 pm PDT, 21:33 UTC)
Launch site: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida
Core Booster Recovery: ASDS - JRTI
Booster: B1062.6
Fairings: Reused
Mass: 53 satellites - 15.6 tonnes
Orbit: LEO
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch the 43nd group of satellites for SpaceX’s Starlink broadband network, a mission designated Starlink 4-16.
If successful, this will be SpaceX's 17th launch this year and:
Launch Window: 5:33 pm EDT (2:33 pm PDT, 21:33 UTC)
Launch site: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida
Core Booster Recovery: ASDS - JRTI
Booster: B1062.6
Fairings: Reused
Mass: 53 satellites - 15.6 tonnes
Orbit: LEO
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch the 43nd group of satellites for SpaceX’s Starlink broadband network, a mission designated Starlink 4-16.
If successful, this will be SpaceX's 17th launch this year and:
- This will be the fastest turnaround time for a booster at 20 days 6 hours and 16 minutes (previous record was 27 days 4 hours and 4 minutes for B1060 between its 4th and 5th flight).
- This will be SpaceX's 85th launch from SLC-40.
- This will be the shortest time between launches from SLC-40 at 8 days 6 hours and 19 minutes
- This will be Falcon 9's 150th orbital flight.
- This will be the 6th launch of the month, breaking SpaceX's record for most launches in a single calendar month.
- Fastest turnaround for an ASDS (JRTI). B1060.12 was unloaded and the ASDS left almost immediately for this booster recovery.
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