SpaceX F9 - Starlink Group 6-4 - SLC-40

Launch Date: June 4
Launch Window: 8:20am EDT
Launch site: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station (CCSFS), Florida
Core Booster Recovery: ASDS - ASOG
Booster: B1078.3
Fairings: Reused
Mass: 21 Starlink 2.0 mini Satellites
Orbit: LEO
Yearly Launch Number: 37

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch the 76th group of satellites for SpaceX’s Starlink broadband network, a mission designated Starlink 6-4. The Starlink Group 6-4 mission is the third V2 mini launch to their second generation constellation. V1.5 satellites are also being sent to the second generation constellation with the Group 5 missions.

The Starlink Group 6-4 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 21 Starlink v2 Mini satellites into a 344x353km 43° orbit and from there they'll raise their orbits to operational altitude.

 

[Grendal]

Pushed out to the 4th.

 

[808?]

 

[ecarfan]

Smooth mission so far. Something different in the webcast views; after stage sep and SES but long before the entry burn, the right side image repeatedly briefly switched to showing the Starlink sat. Don’t recall seeing that before at that point in the mission.

 

[Electroman]

And far from a bulls eye. If this were an Olympics sport, SpaceX team would not even qualify.

Musk is slipping.. his focus on the blue bird is the reason