SpaceX F9 - Starlink Group 6-2 - SLC-40

[Grendal]

Launch Date: April 19
Launch Window: 8:18am EDT (5:18am PDT, 12:18 UTC) - 4hr 29min launch window
Launch site: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station (CCSFS), Florida
Core Booster Recovery: ASDS - ASOG
Booster: B1073.8
Fairings: Reused
Mass: 22 Starlink 2.0 "Mini" Satellites - 17.5 tonnes, 38,500 lbs.
Orbit: LEO
Yearly Launch Number: 25

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch another batch of Starlink internet satellites. This mission will be the second mission to launch a new larger Starlink spacecraft design known as “Starlink V2 Mini.” The Falcon 9’s first stage booster will land on a drone ship in the Atlantic Ocean.

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[Grendal]

Updated - 26th? launch of the year

 

[808?]

 

[Grendal]

Delayed an hour...

 

[JohnnyEnglish]

Normal service is resumed

 

[Grendal]

And success. There was a few wobbly moments with the booster that had me going but the landing was good. Deployment still ahead.

 

[Cosmacelf]

And success. There was a few wobbly moments with the booster that had me going but the landing was good. Deployment still ahead.

Yeah, and that happened at the same time that speed and altitude telemetry was stuck, so it did indeed look worrisome.

 

[HVM]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1648712235437666310

Deployment of 21 Starlink satellites confirmed