Mission description
A batch of 22 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.
Weather concern: Cumulus Cloud Rule, Anvil Cloud Rules, Surface Electric Fields Rule
Launch index
Mission imagery · Falcon 9 Block 5
Launch Successful
Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 6-8
August 7, 2023 at 2:41 AM UTC
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Launch details
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August 7, 2023 at 2:41 AM UTC
Status: Launch Successful · Live feed refreshes every 30 seconds
Space Launch Complex 40
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA · 28.5619, -80.5774
- Rocket
- Falcon 9 Block 5
- Launch probability
- 80%
- Window opens
- August 7, 2023 at 1:00 AM UTC
- Window closes
- August 7, 2023 at 4:22 AM UTC
- Feed updated
- August 7, 2023 at 3:48 AM UTC
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Starlink Mission
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Falcon 9 Block 5
Falcon · Block 5
Height
70 m
Diameter
3.65 m
LEO capacity
22,800 kg
Successful launches
624
Launch complex
Space Launch Complex 40
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Cape Canaveral Space Force Station (CCSFS) is an installation of the United States Space Force's Space Launch Delta 45, located on Cape Canaveral in Brevard County, Florida.
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