Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 9-17

Liftoff Time
September 20, 2024 – 13:50 UTC
September 20, 2024 – 06:50 PDT
Mission Name
Starlink Group 9-17
Launch Provider
(What rocket company launched it?)
SpaceX
Customer
(Who paid for this?)
SpaceX
Rocket
Falcon 9 B1075-13; 34.79-day turnaround
Launch Location
Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E), Vandenberg Space Force Base, California
Payload mass
16,000 kg (35,200 lb)
Where did the satellites go?
Low-Earth Orbit
Where did the first stage land?
B1075 successfully completed a landing on Of Course I Still Love You (OCISLY)

Tug: Lindsay C; Support: GO Beyond
Did they attempt to recover the fairings?
The fairing halves were recovered by GO Beyond
This was the
– 377th Falcon 9 mission
– 305th Falcon 9 flight with a flight-proven booster
– 319th reflight of a Falcon booster
– 88th reflight of a Falcon booster in 2024
– 350th booster landing
– 9th consecutive Falcon booster landing
– 94th SpaceX launch of 2024
– 91st SpaceX launch from SLC-4E

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