Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 11-3

Liftoff Time
December 29, 2024 – 01:58 UTC
December 28, 2024 – 17:58 PST
Mission Name
Starlink Group 11-3
Launch Provider
(What rocket company is launching it?)
SpaceX
Customer
(Who’s paying for this?)
SpaceX
Rocket
Falcon 9 B1075-16; 34.86-day turnaround
Launch Location
Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E), Vandenberg Space Force Base, California
Payload mass
16,000 kg (35,200 lb)
Where are the satellites going?
Low-Earth Orbit
Where will the first stage land?
B1075 will be recovered on Of Course I Still Love You (OCISLY)

Tug: Debra C; Support: GO Beyond
Will they be attempting to recover the fairings?
The fairing halves will be recovered from the water by GO Beyond
This will be the
– 400th landing attempt of a Falcon booster
– 415th Falcon 9 launch
– 130th Falcon 9 launch in 2024
– 342nd Falcon 9 launch with a flight-proven stage
– 106th SpaceX launch from SLC-4E
– 432nd SpaceX mission
– 437th SpaceX launch
– 136th SpaceX launch of 2024
– 308th Falcon booster landing success on a drone ship
– 388th landing success of a Falcon booster

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