Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink 6

  • Trevor Sesnic
    • Liftoff Time
    		 April 22, 2020 – 19:30 UTC
    April 22, 2020 – 15:30 EDT
    Mission Name
    		 Starlink 6 v1.0 (60 satellites)
    Launch Provider
    (What rocket company launched it?)
    		 SpaceX
    Customer
    (Who paid for this?)
    		 SpaceX
    Rocket
    		 Falcon 9 B1051-4; 84.22-day turnaround
    Launch Location
    		 Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A), Kennedy Space Center, Florida
    Payload mass
    		 15,600 kg (34,300 lb)
    Where did the satellites go?
    		 Low-Earth Orbit
    Where did the first stage land?
    		 B1051 successfully completed a landing on Of Course I Still Love You (OCISLY)

    Tug: Finn Falgout; Support: GO Quest
    Did they attempt to recover the fairings?
    		 The fairing halves were recovered by GO Ms. Chief and GO Ms. Tree
    This was the
    		 – 1st consecutive Falcon booster landing
    – 85th Falcon 9 mission
    – 31st Falcon 9 flight with a flight-proven booster
    – 35th reflight of a Falcon booster
    – 7th reflight of a Falcon booster in 2020
    – 51st booster landing
    – 7th SpaceX launch of 2020
    – 21st SpaceX launch from LC-39A
    – Fastest turnaround of B1051 to date at 84 days, 5 hours, 23 minutes, and 41 seconds. Previous record: 102 days, 6 hours, and 28 minutes
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