Launch Date: January 31
Launch Window: 8:15am PST (11:15am EST, 16:15 UTC)
Launch site: SLC-4E, Vandenberg Space Force Base, California
Core Booster Recovery: ASDS (OCISLY)
Booster: B1071.7
Fairings: Reused
Mass: 49 Starlink satellites + Deorbit Transfer Vehicle
Orbit: LEO
Yearly Launch Number: 7th
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch the 67th group of satellites for SpaceX’s Starlink broadband network, a mission designated Starlink 2-6. The Falcon 9’s first stage booster will land on a drone ship in the Pacific Ocean. This batch is the third launch of Starlink satellites headed for the 2nd shell of Starlink's first generation constellation. This shell is planned to be comprised of 36 orbital planes with 20 satellites per plane for a total of 720 satellites. The satellites in this shell will be located at a roughly 570km circular orbit and at a 70º orbital inclination. For this mission, Falcon 9 will likely carry 51 satellites into a 310x320km 70º orbit. From here the satellites will then raise their orbits to operational altitude.
"SpaceX Falcon 9 Going Transonic" by jurvetson is licensed under CC BY 2.0.
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Launch Window: 8:15am PST (11:15am EST, 16:15 UTC)
Launch site: SLC-4E, Vandenberg Space Force Base, California
Core Booster Recovery: ASDS (OCISLY)
Booster: B1071.7
Fairings: Reused
Mass: 49 Starlink satellites + Deorbit Transfer Vehicle
Orbit: LEO
Yearly Launch Number: 7th
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch the 67th group of satellites for SpaceX’s Starlink broadband network, a mission designated Starlink 2-6. The Falcon 9’s first stage booster will land on a drone ship in the Pacific Ocean. This batch is the third launch of Starlink satellites headed for the 2nd shell of Starlink's first generation constellation. This shell is planned to be comprised of 36 orbital planes with 20 satellites per plane for a total of 720 satellites. The satellites in this shell will be located at a roughly 570km circular orbit and at a 70º orbital inclination. For this mission, Falcon 9 will likely carry 51 satellites into a 310x320km 70º orbit. From here the satellites will then raise their orbits to operational altitude.
"SpaceX Falcon 9 Going Transonic" by jurvetson is licensed under CC BY 2.0.
Admin note: Image added for Blog feed thumbnail
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