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Starlink Group 6-12

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Starlink Group 6-12

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Falcon 9 Block 5
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Monday September 4 2023, 02:47:20 UTC
StatusSuccess
VehicleFalcon 9 Block 5
OrbitLow Earth Orbit
PadLaunch Complex 39A
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Mission

A batch of 21 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.

Quick facts

VehicleFalcon 9 Block 5
OrbitLow Earth Orbit
PadLaunch Complex 39A
SiteKennedy Space Center, FL, USA
WindowSunday September 3 2023, 23:34:00 UTC→Monday September 4 2023, 03:05:30 UTC

Vehicle

FamilyFalcon
Height70 m
Diameter3.7 m
Stages2
ReusableYes
LEO capacity22,800 kg
Track record606/607 successful
Landings593/598
Launch CodexDossier

Every source for this mission in one place — news, social, references, notes & the exact timeline.

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Reusable Hardware

All boosters →
First Stage · Flight-provenB1073
expended10th flight
Flights21
Landings20/20100%
Fastest turn25d 20h
Recovered · ASDS · JRTI· 618 km downrange
83d 19h since last flight

Notable missions include SES-22, Hakuto-R and CRS-27. Expended during the SPAINSAT-NG I launch.

Previous flights · 20
  1. #21SpainSat NG I+26dATLJan 30, 2025
  2. #20Thuraya 4-NGS+46d 6hASOGJan 4, 2025
  3. #19GSAT-20 (GSAT-N2)+25d 20hJRTINov 18, 2024
  4. #18Starlink Group 6-61+72d 11hASOGOct 23, 2024
  5. #17Starlink Group 10-7+40d 1hASOGAug 12, 2024
Acquiring satellite view…
Trajectory unknown
Launch Complex 39A
Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
28.608, -80.604
Scrub riskLOW
Go92%
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Weather & scrubLOW risk
Weather Go92%LL2 Go90%Wind4 m/sGusts4 m/sCloud50%Temp27°C

Limiting rule: No flight within 10 nmi of an attached thunderstorm anvil.

HRRR F+0: CAPE 1516 · upper-level wind 30 kt — anvil-producing environment, no live proximity (no satellite cloud-top at this pad)