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Starlink Group 7-3

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Starlink Group 7-3

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Falcon 9 Block 5
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Monday September 25 2023, 08:48:20 UTC
StatusSuccess
VehicleFalcon 9 Block 5
OrbitLow Earth Orbit
PadSpace Launch Complex 4E
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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
PadSpace Launch Complex 4E
SiteVandenberg SFB, CA, USA
WindowMonday September 25 2023, 07:23:40 UTC→Monday September 25 2023, 11:04:30 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-provenB1075
active6th flight
Flights22
Landings22/22100%
Fastest turn24d 17h
Recovered · ASDS · OCISLY· 642 km downrange
48d 4h since last flight

Falcon 9 Block 5 booster first used for the Starlink Group 2-4 mission. Converted to a Falcon Heavy booster in 2026 after 21 launches.

Previous flights · 21
  1. #22ViaSat-3 F3 (ViaSat-3 Asia-Pacific)+188d 23hLZ-40Apr 29, 2026
  2. #21Starlink Group 11-5+45d 20hOCISLYOct 22, 2025
  3. #20Starlink Group 17-9+41d 13hOCISLYSep 6, 2025
  4. #19Starlink Group 17-2+64d 5hOCISLYJul 27, 2025
  5. #18Starlink Group 11-16+110d 23hOCISLYMay 23, 2025
Acquiring satellite view…
Trajectory unknown
Space Launch Complex 4E
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
34.632, -120.611
Scrub riskLOW
Go92%
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Weather & scrubLOW risk
Weather Go92%Wind2 m/sGusts2 m/sCloud3%Temp14°C

Limiting rule: Droneship recovery upper limit on sea state.

6.2 ≥ 6 ft significant wave height