SpaceX

Starlink Group 6-52

Success

Falcon 9 Block 5

T-minus to liftoff

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Thursday April 18 2024, 22:40:00 UTC

StatusSuccess

Scrub riskLOW

Go95%

VehicleFalcon 9 Block 5

OrbitLow Earth Orbit

PadSpace Launch Complex 40

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Space Launch Complex 40

Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

28.562, -80.577

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Mission

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

Reusable Hardware

All boosters →

First Stage · Flight-provenB1080

active7th flight

Flights29

Landings29/29100%

Fastest turn13d 12h

Recovered · ASDS · ASOG· 600 km downrange

28d 1h since last flight

Falcon 9 Block 5 booster first used for the Axiom Space Mission 2 Crew Dragon mission.

Previous flights · 28

Launch intel

Weather & scrubLOW risk

Weather Go95%LL2 Go90%Wind6 m/sGusts9 m/sCloud30%Temp22°C

Limiting rule: Droneship recovery upper limit on sea state.

13.6 ≥ 8 ft significant wave height

Launch Timeline

Countdown

T-00:38:00

GO for Prop Load

T-00:35:00

Stage 1 LOX Load

T-00:35:00

Prop Load

T-00:16:00

Stage 2 LOX Load

T-00:07:00

Engine Chill

T-00:01:00

Startup

T-00:01:00

Tank Press

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+00:02:30

MECO

T+00:02:34

Stage 2 Separation

T+00:02:41

SES-1

T+00:03:08

Fairing Separation

T+00:06:10

Entry Burn Startup

T+00:06:31

Entry Burn Shutdown

T+00:07:57

Stage 1 Landing Burn

T+00:08:18

Stage 1 Landing

T+00:08:44

SECO-1

T+00:54:01

SES-2

T+00:54:03

SECO-2

T+01:05:10

Starlink Deployment

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