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SpaceX F9 - Starlink Group 6-21 - SLC-40

Launch Date: October 5
Launch Window: 1:36:30AM EDT (10:36:30PM PDT on the 4th, 05:36:30 UTC)
Launch site: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station (CCSFS), Florida
Core Booster Recovery: ASDS - JRTI
Booster: B1076.8
Fairings: Reused
Mass: 22 Starlink 2.0 mini Satellites
Orbit: LEO
Yearly Launch Number: 70

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch the 111th group of satellites (37th for the 2.0 mini satellites) for SpaceX’s Starlink broadband network, a mission designated Starlink 6-21. The Starlink Group 6-21 mission is a V2 mini launch to their second generation constellation.

The Starlink Group 6-21 mission is headed to the 43º inclination shell of Starlink's second generation constellation. Satellites in this shell will be orbiting Earth in a 530km circular orbit at 43º inclination. This mission will carry 22 Starlink v2 Mini satellites into a 344x353km 43° orbit and from there they'll raise their orbits to operational altitude.

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