Launch Date: November 24 Launch Window: 9:13pm EST (6:13pm PST, 02:13 UTC on the 25th) Launch site: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida Core Booster Recovery: ASDS Booster: B1049.7 Fairings: TBD Mass: 60 satellites at 260 kg each - 15,600 kg (34,500 lbs) Orbit: LEO A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch the 16th batch of approximately 60 satellites for SpaceX’s Starlink broadband network, a mission designated Starlink V1.0-L15. If Sentinal 6 launches in the morning (21) then this launch (22) will break SpaceX's record of 21 launches in one year from 2018.
First post updated. First time a seventh launch of an orbital class booster. This will make B1049 the most reused booster to date.
1 month and 20 days for the frequently reused boosters: B1052 after the DM-2 mission. It makes sense since that was the most studied and examined booster. This wiki list has the turnaround times listed. List of Falcon 9 first-stage boosters - Wikipedia Here's a useful statistics site: SpaceX Statistics – ElonX.net
This launch will have three major milestones: The first launch of a booster seven times. The 100th launch of a F9 booster. The most SpaceX launches in a year at 22.
Another 24 hour delay because of weather in the recovery area. https://twitter.com/SpaceX/status/1330990917608632321?s=19&fbclid=IwAR3Qopo7C7MZxVXUB9QNYIROI8yBSoXVlvOZDw43NrGk8tg-GPyxmmSqVQE
They sure make the launch look easy- even though it is very hard... It never gets old seeing the 1st stage land. Hopefully, there will be an 8th flight of it. Deployment successful.. Congratulations SpaceX..
Successful 100th launch of a F9, 61st successful landing, SECO, successful deployment of 60 more Starlink satellites. B1049 is the reuse leader.
Elon made it extra suspenseful when he tweeted that this had extra risk due to it being a life leader. It worked, I was on the edge of my seat!
Interesting that they can take all the risks on their Starlink launch. It is their own payload. The cost of those satellites itself is paid off due to the reusability on every launch.