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August 28, 2024
SpaceX Falcon 9 Starlink 8-6

Launched: 3:48 AM ET
Launch site: Space Launch Complex (SLC) 40, Cape Canaveral, Florida.

Booster: 1062, 23rd Flight (A New Record!)
Payload: 13 Starlink Direct to Cell and 8 Starlink v2 Mini satellites

First Landing Failure in 267 Launches
Record-setting re-used Booster #1062 failed to land properly. This was the first time in over 3 years, ending a streak of 267 consecutive successful landings. This Booster flew sucessfully 23 times, landing 22 times without an issue.

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Morning Sky Annotated	Morning Sky	Ignition!
Liftoff T+1	Liftoff T+2	Liftoff T+3
Liftoff T+4	Liftoff T+5	Liftoff T+6
T+5	T+7	T+8
T+9	T+13	T+23
T+26	T+27	T+36
T+38	T+43
T+48	T+59	T+120
T+121	T+123/A>	T+127
T+130	T+131	T+132
T+133	T+134	T+135
T+136	T+145	T+146
T+147	T+148	T+149
T+148A	T+148B	T+149B
T+151	T+152	T+153
T+154	T+154B	T+155
T+156	T+200	T+205

Timelapse Streak

VIDEOS

Liftoff! Stage 1

Stage 2

BOOSTER 1062 ENGINE RECOVERY

Booster history: GPS-III SV04, GPS-III SV05, Inspiration4, SL 4-5, Axiom-1, SL 4-16, Nilesat 301, SL 4-25, SL 4-27, SL 4-36, SL 5-1, SL 5-4, OneWeb-17, Arabsat 7B, SL 6-7, SL 6-23, SL 6-30, SL 6-38, SL 6-44, SL 6-49, SL 6-59, SL 10-3.

Booster recovery: Drone Ship 'A Shortfall of Gravitas' (ASOG)
Fairing recovery: Cargo Ship 'Bob'

SpaceX Stats:
85th launch of the year and the 10th launch of the month.

366th orbital flight for Falcon 9.
202nd launch from SLC-xx.
81st landing on ASOG.
268th landing without fail, but this failed.
188th launch dedicated to Starlink.

Target orbit: Low Earth Orbit (LEO)