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April 23, 2024
SpaceX Falcon 9 Starlink 6-53

Launched: 6:17 PM EDT
Launch site: Space Launch Complex (SLC) 40, Cape Canaveral, Florida.

Booster: B1078, 9th Flight
Payload: 23 Starlink V2 Mini satellites, 16.8 tonnes

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Ignition!	Clears Tower	Upward Bound
1	2	3
Into Clouds	5	Into Clouds Again
Past Tree	9 Engines Going Strong	Heading SouthEast

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Booster history: Crew-6, O3b mPOWER 2, SL 6-4, SL 6-8, SL 6-16, SL 6-31, USSF-124, SL 6-46.
Booster recovery: Drone Ship 'Just Read the Instructions' (JRTI), xx km downrange
Fairing recovery: Cargo Ship 'Bob'

SpaceX Stats:

42nd launch of the year and the 10th launch of the month.

325th orbital flight for Falcon 9.
181 launch from SLC-40.
79th landing on JRTI.
300th successful landing without fail.
84th launch dedicated to Starlink.

Target orbit: Low Earth Orbit (LEO)