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April 18, 2024 6:40 PM
Launch Complex 40, at the Kennedy Space Center Florida


Mission: Falcon 9 launch of 23 Starlink v2 Mini satellites
Booster: B1080-7
Booster history: Axiom-2, Euclid, Starlink Group 6-11, Starlink Group 6-24, Axiom-3, CRS-30
Booster recovery: A Shortfall Of Gravitas (ASOG); 615km downrange
Fairing recovery: Doug
Payload mass: About 16.8 tonnes

Stats:
SpaceX's 41st launch of the year and the 9th launch of April.
Falcon 9's 324th orbital flight.
SpaceX's 180th launch from SLC-40.
66th landing on ASOG, 225th successful landing
83rd launch for Starlink Gen 2 and 157th launch for Starlinks overall.



PHOTOS
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Ignition!

Liftoff 1

Liftoff 2

Liftoff 3

Tower Cleared

On Our Way!

Climbing 1

Climbing 2

Climbing 3

Climbing 4

Climbing 5

Climbing 6

In Flight 1

In Flight 2

In Flight 3

In Flight 4

In Flight 5

In Flight 6

In Flight 7

In Flight 8

In Flight 9

Crossing Moon 2

Crossing Moon 3

Crossing Moon 1

In Flight 10

In Flight 11



VIDEO

Launch as seen from 7.5 miles away from SLC 40
Be sure to notice the two F-22 Stealth Fighters fly by underneath the Falcon 9

Tracking Video Camera



The Booster Has Returned from Space to Earth!


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