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Starlink Group 6-51

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Starlink Group 6-51

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Falcon 9 Block 5
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Wednesday April 17 2024, 21:26:00 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+00:02:56

Fairing Separation

T+00:06:09

Entry Burn Startup

T+00:06:33

Entry Burn Shutdown

T+00:08:01

Stage 1 Landing Burn

T+00:08:24

Stage 1 Landing

T+00:08:39

SECO-1

T+00:54:04

SES-2

T+00:54:06

SECO-2

T+01:05:13

Starlink Deployment

Quick facts

VehicleFalcon 9 Block 5
OrbitLow Earth Orbit
PadLaunch Complex 39A
SiteKennedy Space Center, FL, USA
WindowWednesday April 17 2024, 21:26:00 UTC→Thursday April 18 2024, 01:24:00 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.

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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)