SpaceX

Starlink Group 6-42

Success

Falcon 9 Block 5

T-minus to liftoff

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Sunday March 24 2024, 03:09:00 UTC

StatusSuccess

VehicleFalcon 9 Block 5

OrbitLow Earth Orbit

PadLaunch Complex 39A

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Mission

A batch of 23 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.

Launch Timeline

Countdown

T-00:38:00

GO for Prop Load

T-00:35:00

Prop Load

T-00:35:00

Stage 1 LOX Load

T-00:16:00

Stage 2 LOX Load

T-00:07:00

Engine Chill

T-00:01:00

Tank Press

T-00:01:00

Startup

T-00:00:45

GO for Launch

T-00:00:03

Ignition

In-flight

T+00:00:00

Liftoff

T+00:01:12

Max-Q

T+00:02:26

MECO

T+00:02:29

Stage 2 Separation

T+00:02:36

SES-1

T+00:03:04

Fairing Separation

T+00:06:09

Entry Burn Startup

T+00:06:33

Entry Burn Shutdown

T+00:08:04

Stage 1 Landing Burn

T+00:08:26

Stage 1 Landing

T+00:08:39

SECO-1

T+00:54:09

SES-2

T+00:54:10

SECO-2

T+01:05:18

Starlink Deployment

Quick facts

VehicleFalcon 9 Block 5

OrbitLow Earth Orbit

PadLaunch Complex 39A

SiteKennedy Space Center, FL, USA

WindowSaturday March 23 2024, 23:29:00 UTC→Sunday March 24 2024, 03:29:00 UTC

Vehicle

FamilyFalcon

Height70 m

Diameter3.7 m

Stages2

ReusableYes

LEO capacity22,800 kg

Track record606/607 successful

Landings593/598

All launches

SpaceX

Starlink Group 6-42

Success

Falcon 9 Block 5

T-minus to liftoff

-

00

HOURS

:

00

MINUTES

:

00

SECONDS

Sunday March 24 2024, 03:09:00 UTC

StatusSuccess

Scrub riskHIGH

Go12%

VehicleFalcon 9 Block 5

OrbitLow Earth Orbit

PadLaunch Complex 39A

Launch CodexDossier

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

Explore

Acquiring satellite view…

Trajectory unknown

Launch Complex 39A

Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA

28.608, -80.604

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Mission

A batch of 23 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.

Reusable Hardware

All boosters →

First Stage · Flight-provenB1060

expended19th flight

Flights20

Landings19/19100%

Fastest turn27d 4h

Recovered · ASDS · JRTI· 612 km downrange

37d 21h since last flight

Stage Expended for the Galileo L12 mission.

Previous flights · 19

Q's read

Weather & scrubHIGH risk

Weather Go12%LL2 Go75%Wind1 m/sGusts4 m/sCloud22%Temp24°C

Limiting rule: No flight through cumulus cloud with top at or above the freezing level.

max cloud-top 5591 m above freezing 4617 m (73% cover in 10 nmi) · GLM ingest not primed — treating conservatively · max-top 5591 m, mean 4331 m, 73% cover, freezing 4617 m · METAR reports DISTANT lightning (beyond 10 SM, outside the LCC radius): "KTTS 270655Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM FEW046 SCT150 BKN180 24/23 A2997 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT"

Launch Timeline

Countdown

T-00:38:00

GO for Prop Load

T-00:35:00

Prop Load

T-00:35:00

Stage 1 LOX Load

T-00:16:00

Stage 2 LOX Load

T-00:07:00

Engine Chill

T-00:01:00

Tank Press

T-00:01:00

Startup

T-00:00:45

GO for Launch

T-00:00:03

Ignition

In-flight

T+00:00:00

Liftoff

T+00:01:12

Max-Q

T+00:02:26

MECO

T+00:02:29

Stage 2 Separation

T+00:02:36

SES-1

T+00:03:04

Fairing Separation

T+00:06:09

Entry Burn Startup

T+00:06:33

Entry Burn Shutdown

T+00:08:04

Stage 1 Landing Burn

T+00:08:26

Stage 1 Landing

T+00:08:39

SECO-1

T+00:54:09

SES-2

T+00:54:10

SECO-2

T+01:05:18

Starlink Deployment

Quick facts

VehicleFalcon 9 Block 5

OrbitLow Earth Orbit

PadLaunch Complex 39A

SiteKennedy Space Center, FL, USA

WindowSaturday March 23 2024, 23:29:00 UTC→Sunday March 24 2024, 03:29:00 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.

Explore

Reusable Hardware

All boosters →

First Stage · Flight-provenB1060

expended19th flight

Flights20

Landings19/19100%

Fastest turn27d 4h

Recovered · ASDS · JRTI· 612 km downrange

37d 21h since last flight

Stage Expended for the Galileo L12 mission.

Previous flights · 19

Acquiring satellite view…

Trajectory unknown

Launch Complex 39A

Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA

28.608, -80.604

Scrub riskHIGH

Go12%

Q's read

Weather & scrubHIGH risk

Weather Go12%LL2 Go75%Wind1 m/sGusts4 m/sCloud22%Temp24°C

Limiting rule: No flight through cumulus cloud with top at or above the freezing level.

max cloud-top 5591 m above freezing 4617 m (73% cover in 10 nmi) · GLM ingest not primed — treating conservatively · max-top 5591 m, mean 4331 m, 73% cover, freezing 4617 m · METAR reports DISTANT lightning (beyond 10 SM, outside the LCC radius): "KTTS 270655Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM FEW046 SCT150 BKN180 24/23 A2997 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT"