SpaceX launch of a batch of Starlink v2-mini satellites for their second generation high-speed low earth orbit internet satellite constellation.
Mission: F9 launch of 24 Starlink v2 Mini satellites.
Launch location: Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Earth.
Target orbit: Low Earth Orbit (LEO); 287x295km 43º orbit
Booster: B1069-20; 25d 18h 20min 50s turnaround
Booster history: CRS-24, SL 4-23, Hotbird 13F, OneWeb-15, SL 5-3, SES-18/SES-19, SL 5-6, SL 5-12, SL 6-9, SL 6-19, SL 6-28, SL 6-28, SL 6-36, SL 6-39, SL 6-47, SL 6-57, SL 10-1, SL 10-9, SL 8-10, SL 10-8.
Booster recovery: A Shortfall Of Gravitas (ASOG)
Fairing recovery: Doug
Rocket trajectory: Southeast passing northeast of Bahamas
Payload mass: Approximately 17.5 tonnes
Stubby nozzle: NO (thankfully)
Stats:
· SpaceX's 120th launch of the year and the 12th launch of the month.
· 46th Falcon launch since the last failure, F9's 398th orbital flight.
· SpaceX's 218th launch from SLC-40.
· 86th landing on ASOG out of 87 attempts.
· 31st successful landing since the last failed one.
· 208th launch dedicated to Starlink
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