Liftoff Time |
August 22, 2023 – 09:37 UTC August 22, 2023 – 02:37 PDT |
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Mission Name |
Starlink Group 7-1 |
Launch Provider
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SpaceX |
Customer
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SpaceX |
Rocket |
Falcon 9 B1061-15; 83.15-day turnaround |
Launch Location |
Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E), Vandenberg Space Force Base, California |
Payload mass |
16,800 kg (37,000 lb) |
Where did the satellites go? |
Low-Earth Orbit |
Where did the first stage land? |
B1061 successfully completed a landing on Of Course I Still Love You (OCISLY) Tug: Scorpius; Support: GO Beyond |
Did they attempt to recover the fairings? |
The fairing halves were recovered by GO Beyond |
This was the |
– 248th Falcon 9 launch – 54th Falcon 9 launch in 2023 – 246th Falcon 9 launch success – 181st Falcon 9 launch with a flight-proven stage – 49th SpaceX launch from SLC-4E – 261st SpaceX mission – 255th SpaceX mission success – 261st SpaceX launch – 58th SpaceX launch of 2023 – 172nd Falcon booster landing success on a drone ship |