August 10, 2024
SpaceX Falcon 9 Starlink Group 8-3
Launched: 8:50 AM EDT
Launch site: Space Launch Complex (SLC) 40, Cape Canaveral, Florida.
Booster: 1067, 21st Flight
Payload: 21 Starlink V2 Mini satellites, 13 of which are Direct-to-Cell
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This launch was previously assigned to Vandenberg SLC-4E.
Previously a launch attempt was delayed until the very end of the four-hour launch window, due to bad weather in the recovery zone
Booster history: previously flown CRS-22, Crew-3, Türksat 5B, Crew-4,CRS-25, Starlink Group 4-34, Hotbird 13G, O3b mPOWER 1&2, Starlink Group 5-2, Starlink Group 5-5, Starlink Group 5-9, Satria, Starlink Group 6-10, Starlink Group 6-22, Starlink Group 6-29, Starlink Group 6-35, HTS-113BT, Starlink Group 6-45, Starlink Group 6-55, and Starlink Group 8-5..
The booster's's first flight was on Jun 3, 2021
This booster has flown all of its missions from Cape Canaveral
Booster recovery: Drone Ship 'Just Read the Instructions' (JRTI)
SpaceX Stats:
xx launch of the year and the xx launch of the month.
xx orbital flight for Falcon 9.
xx launch from SLC-xx.
xx landing on xx.
xx successful landing without fail.
xx launch dedicated to Starlink.
Target orbit: Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
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