SpaceX F9 - Starlink Group 5-11 - SLC-40

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Launch Date: June 13
Launch Window: 03:10 AM EDT, (12:19am PDT, 07:10 UTC)
Launch site: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station (CCSFS), Florida
Core Booster Recovery: ASDS - JRTI
Booster: B1073.9
Fairings: Reused
Mass: 53 Starlink 1.5 Satellites
Orbit: LEO
Yearly Launch Number: 39

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch the 87th group of satellites for SpaceX’s Starlink broadband network, a mission designated Starlink 5-11. The Starlink Group 5-11 mission is headed to the 43º inclination shell of Starlink's second generation constellation. Satellites in this shell will be orbiting Earth in a 540km circular orbit at 43º inclination. This mission will carry 53 satellites into a 320x340km 43º orbit and from there they'll raise their orbits to operational altitude.

 

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[MyJoule]

So routine now, they can launch in the middle of the night and almost no one watches in real time Glad to see it was successful as was my sleep cycle so I missed it live. The landing video all the way to touchdown was nice ! Another launch this afternoon from Vandenberg. If successful, it will be the 200th landing!

 

[ecarfan]

Nice, clear, steady view of touchdown from the JRTI camera.