Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 8-6

Liftoff Time
August 28, 2024 – 07:48 UTC
August 28, 2024 – 03:48 EDT
Mission Name
Starlink Group 8-6
Launch Provider
(What rocket company launched it?)
SpaceX
Customer
(Who paid for this?)
SpaceX
Rocket
Falcon 9 B1062-23; 61.86-day turnaround
Launch Location
Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40), Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida
Payload mass
16,800 kg (37,000 lb)
Where did the satellites go?
Low-Earth Orbit
Where did the first stage land?
B1062 failed to complete a landing on A Shortfall of Gravitas (ASoG)

Tug: Signet Warhorse III and Signet Warhorse I; Support: Bob
Did they attempt to recover the fairings?
The fairing halves were recovered by Bob
This was the
– 368th Falcon 9 mission
– 296th Falcon 9 flight with a flight-proven booster
– 310th reflight of a Falcon booster
– 79th reflight of a Falcon booster in 2024
– 85th SpaceX launch of 2024
– 203rd SpaceX launch from SLC-40

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