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SpaceX F9 - Starlink Group 3-4 - SLC-4E

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Launch Date: August 30
Launch Window: 10:40 PM PDT (01:40 AM EDT, 05:40 UTC on the 31st)
Launch site: SLC-4E, Vandenberg Space Force Base, CA
Core Booster Recovery: ASDS - OCISLY
Booster: B1063.7
Fairings: Reused
Mass: 46 satellites - 12.9 tonnes
Orbit: SSO
Yearly Launch Number: 39th

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch the 58th group of satellites for SpaceX’s Starlink broadband network, a mission designated Starlink 3-4.

This batch is headed for the 3rd shell of Starlink's first generation constellation. This will be the third time SpaceX launches to this shell which is planned to be comprised of 6 orbital planes with 58 satellites in each plane for a total of 348 satellites. The satellites in this shell will be located at a roughly 560km circular orbit and at a 97.6º orbital inclination.
 
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Yea! Another polar launch. I’m mildly surprised that SpaceX hasn’t been launching more of these. On the other hand, they have a lot of capacity issues in the US as well. But, these polar sats can also help with those capacity issues just as well, can’t they?
 
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