Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 8-5

  • Trevor Sesnic
    • Liftoff Time
    		 June 05, 2024 – 02:16 UTC
    June 04, 2024 – 22:16 EDT
    Mission Name
    		 Starlink Group 8-5
    Launch Provider
    (What rocket company launched it?)
    		 SpaceX
    Customer
    (Who paid for this?)
    		 SpaceX
    Rocket
    		 Falcon 9 B1067-20; 32.99-day turnaround
    Launch Location
    		 Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40), Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida
    Payload mass
    		 16,000 kg (35,200 lb)
    Where did the satellites go?
    		 Low-Earth Orbit
    Where did the first stage land?
    		 B1067 successfully completed a landing on Just Read the Instructions (2) (JRtI)

    Tug: Signet Warhorse III; Support: Bob
    Did they attempt to recover the fairings?
    		 The fairing halves were recovered by Bob
    This was the
    		 – 344th Falcon 9 mission
    – 273rd Falcon 9 flight with a flight-proven booster
    – 287th reflight of a Falcon booster
    – 56th reflight of a Falcon booster in 2024
    – 316th booster landing
    – 242nd consecutive Falcon booster landing
    – 59th SpaceX launch of 2024
    – 191st SpaceX launch from SLC-40
    – Fastest turnaround of B1067 to date at 32 days, 23 hours, and 39 minutes. Previous record: 33 days, 1 hour, and 7 minutes
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