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SpaceX F9 - Starlink Group 5-3 - LC-39A

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Launch Date: February 2
Launch Window: 2:37am EST (11:37pm PST on the 1st, 07:37 UTC on the 2nd)
Launch site: LC-39A, Kennedy Space Center, Florida
Booster Recovery: ASDS - ASOG
Booster Type: B1069.5
Fairings: Reused - 6th and 7th
Orbit: LEO
Mass: 53 Starlink satellites (Gen 2) - 17.2 tonnes
Yearly Launch Number: 8th

This batch of satellites is the third one headed to the second generation (Gen 2) constellation of Starlink. The mission will place 53 Starlink satellites into a 212 by 338 kilometer orbit with a 43 degree orbital inclination. The satellites will later raise their orbits into their operational altitude which is roughly at 530km.
 
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This will be the 200th successful launch of a Falcon 9.
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