LAUNCH CENTER

Success

Thu Feb 29 2024

SpaceX

Starlink Group 6-40

Launch Successful

LAUNCH PREVIEW

Launch Time

(3:30 PM UTC)

Launch Window Start

(3:30 PM UTC)

Launch Window End

(5:30 PM UTC)

RECOVERY OVERVIEW

Location

No Recovery Specified

Type

No Recovery Specified

Rocket Details

Name:

Falcon 9 Block 5

Description:

Falcon 9 is a two-stage rocket designed and manufactured by SpaceX for the reliable and safe transport of satellites and the Dragon spacecraft into orbit. The Block 5 variant is the fifth major interval aimed at improving upon the ability for rapid reusability.

MISSION OVERVIEW

Type: Communications
A batch of 23 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.

COMPLEX OVERVIEW

Location

Cape Canaveral, FL, USA

Pad

Space Launch Complex 40