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Launch Scheduled Thursday 4th June @ 01:25 UTC
Backup date Friday 5th June
Static fire Completed 13th May
Payload 60 Starlink version 1 satellites
Payload mass 60 * 260 kg = 15 600 kg
Deployment orbit Low Earth Orbit, 213 km x 365 km x 53°
Operational orbit Low Earth Orbit, 550 km x 53°, 3 planes
Vehicle Falcon 9 v1.2 Block 5
Core B1049.5
Past flights of this core 4 (Telstar 18V, Iridium 8, Starlink v0.9, Starlink-2)
Past flights of this fairing New
Fairing catch attempt Yes, both halves
Launch site SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida
Landing JRTI: 32.54722 N, 75.92306 W (628 km downrange)
Mission success criteria Successful separation & deployment of the Starlink Satellites.
Statistiche varie:
- 5th flight for booster 1049
9th SpaceX launch of the year
54th landing of a SpaceX booster
86th launch of a Falcon 9
94th SpaceX launch overall
421st through 480th Starlink satelites to be deployed