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June 23, 2024
SpaceX Falcon 9 Starlink 10-2

Launched: June 23, 2024 1:15 pm EDT
Launch site: Space Launch Complex (SLC) 40, Cape Canaveral, Florida.

Booster: B1078, 11th Flight
Payload: 22 Starlink V2 Mini satellites, mass about 16 tonnes

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Booster history: Crew-6, mPOWER Mission 2, SL 6-4, SL 6-8, SL 6-16, SL 6-31, USSF-124, SL 6-46, SL 6-53, SL 6-60.
Booster recovery: A Shortfall Of Gravitas (ASOG); 618 km downrange
Fairing recovery: Cargo ship Doug

SpaceX Stats:

65th launch of the year and the 8th launch of the month.

347th orbital flight Falcon 9.
193rd launch from SLC-40.
75th landing on ASOG.
247th successful landing without fail.
175th launch dedicated to Starlink.

Target orbit: Low Earth Orbit(LEO): 264 x 278km 53 degree orbit
About 8.5 minutes after liftoff, the first stage booster landed on the drone-ship, 'A Shortfall of Gravitas' in the Atlantic Ocean.