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May 19, 2023
SpaceX Falcon 9 Starlink 6-3

Launched: 2:19 AM EDT
Launch site: Space Launch Complex (SLC) 40, Cape Canaveral, Florida.

Booster: B1076, 5th Flight
Payload: 22 Starlink V2 Mini satellites

PHOTOS
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Timelapse of Rocket Path

VIDEOS

First Stage Tracking

Second Stage Tracking

iPhone Stationary

Much improved phased array antennas with 4x the communications capacity of earlier Version 1.5 Starlink satellites
V2s will be capable of transmitting signals directly to cell phones

Booster history: 4 previous missions.
Booster recovery: Drone Ship 'A Shortfall of Gravitas' (ASOG)

SpaceX Stats:
xx launch of the year and the xx launch of the month.

235th orbital flight for Falcon 9.
125th launch from SLC-40.
167th successful landing without fail.
85th launch dedicated to Starlink.

Target orbit: 195 miles by 200 miles