Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 6-71

Liftoff Time
January 06, 2025 – 20:43 UTC
January 06, 2025 – 15:43 EST
Mission Name
Starlink Group 6-71
Launch Provider
(What rocket company is launching it?)
SpaceX
Customer
(Who’s paying for this?)
SpaceX
Rocket
Falcon 9 B1077-17; 49.93-day turnaround
Launch Location
Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40), Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida
Payload mass
17,600 kg (38,700 lb)
Where are the satellites going?
Low-Earth Orbit
Where will the first stage land?
B1077 will be recovered on Just Read the Instructions (2) (JRtI)

Tug: Signet Warhorse I; Support: Bob
Will they be attempting to recover the fairings?
The fairing halves will be recovered from the water by Bob
This will be the
– 419th Falcon 9 launch
– 2nd Falcon 9 launch in 2025
– 346th Falcon 9 launch with a flight-proven stage
– 226th SpaceX launch from SLC-40
– 436th SpaceX mission
– 441st SpaceX launch
– 2nd SpaceX launch of 2025
– 312th Falcon booster landing success on a drone ship
– 404th landing attempt of a Falcon booster
– 392nd landing success of a Falcon booster

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