Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 9-5

  • Trevor Sesnic
    • Liftoff Time
    		 August 31, 2024 – 08:48 UTC
    August 31, 2024 – 01:48 PDT
    Mission Name
    		 Starlink Group 9-5
    Launch Provider
    (What rocket company launched it?)
    		 SpaceX
    Customer
    (Who paid for this?)
    		 SpaceX
    Rocket
    		 Falcon 9 B1081-9; 63.23-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?
    		 B1081 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
    		 – Fastest turnaround of SpaceX to date at 1 hour and 5 minutes. Previous record: 1 hour and 51 minutes
    – 370th Falcon 9 mission
    – 298th Falcon 9 flight with a flight-proven booster
    – 312th reflight of a Falcon booster
    – 81st reflight of a Falcon booster in 2024
    – 343rd booster landing
    – 2nd consecutive Falcon booster landing
    – 87th SpaceX launch of 2024
    – 88th SpaceX launch from SLC-4E
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