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May 17, 2024
SpaceX Falcon 9 Starlink 6-59

Launched: May 17, 2024 8:32 PM EDT
Launch site: Space Launch Complex (SLC) 40, Cape Canaveral, Florida.

Booster: B1073, 17th Flight
Payload: 23 Starlink V2 Mini satellitess

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Stage Separation 3	Booster + Fairing Separation 1	Fairing Separation 2

VIDEOS

By Sue

Stage Separation High Power

Booster history: 15 and now xx Starlink missions.
SL 4-15, SES-22, SL 4-26, SL 4-35, Hakuto-R Mission 1, Amazonas Nexus, CRS-27, SL 6-2, SL 5-11, SL 6-12, SL 6-27, SL 6-41, Bandwagon-1
Booster recovery: Drone Ship 'A Shortfall Of Gravitas' (ASOG), 600 km downrange
Fairing recovery: Cargo Ship 'Doug'

SpaceX Stats:

50th launch of the year and the 6th launch of the month.

333rd orbital flight for Falcon 9.
185th launch from SLC-40.
69th landing on ASOG.
233rd successful landing without fail.
90th launch dedicated to Starlink.