Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 6-28

Liftoff Time
November 18, 2023 – 05:05 UTC
November 18, 2023 – 00:05 EST
Mission Name
Starlink Group 6-28
Launch Provider
(What rocket company launched it?)
SpaceX
Customer
(Who paid for this?)
SpaceX
Rocket
Falcon 9 B1069-11; 49.13-day turnaround
Launch Location
Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40), Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida
Payload mass
18,400 kg (40,500 lb)
Where did the satellites go?
Low-Earth Orbit
Where did the first stage land?
B1069 successfully completed a landing on Just Read the Instructions (2) (JRtI)

Tug: Signet Titan; Support: Bob
Did they attempt to recover the fairings?
The fairing halves were recovered by Bob
This was the
– 275th Falcon 9 launch
– 80th Falcon 9 launch in 2023
– 272nd Falcon 9 launch success
– 206th Falcon 9 launch with a flight-proven stage
– 156th SpaceX launch from SLC-40
– 194th Falcon booster landing success on a drone ship
– 257th landing attempt of a Falcon booster
– 246th successful landing of a Falcon booster
– 172nd consecutive landing of a Falcon booster
– 218th reflight of a Falcon booster

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