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The 2024-08-28 Falcon 9 successfully placed its payload of Starlink satellites into orbit despite the booster being lost during landing.
The first stage booster on the Starlink 9-5 mission was flying its ninth flight and had previously launched Crew-7, CRS-29, NROL-186, EarthCARE, Transporter 10, PACE, and three Starlink missions.
The Starlink 9-5 mission lifted off from Vandenberg Space Force Base’s Space Launch Complex 4 East on 2024-08-31 at 1:48 p.m. PDT (4:48 a.m. EDT/0848 GMT).
SpaceX targeted a Group 9-5 Falcon 9 launch of 21 Starlink satellites, including 13 with Direct to Cell capabilities, from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base with liftoff targeted for 2024-08-30 at 9:58 p.m. PT and backup opportunities until 1:48 a.m. PT.
The first stage booster on the Cape Canaveral 2024-08-31 Falcon 9 mission was flying its 18th flight and had previously launched CRS-24, OneWeb 1, SES 18 & 19, Eutelsat HOTBIRD-F1, and 14 Starlink missions.
SpaceX planned two Starlink smallsat launch windows on 2024-08-30–31, 2024 from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral, Florida with launch times between 12:43 a.m. and 2:39 a.m. PDT.
The Starlink 9-5 mission delivered 21 Starlink satellites, including 13 Direct to Cell satellites, into orbit on the ninth flight of its Falcon 9 booster.
SpaceX is targeting Friday, 2024-08-30 for a Falcon 9 Group 9-5 launch of 21 Starlink satellites, including 13 satellites with Direct to Cell capabilities, to low Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California.
SpaceX is targeting Friday/Saturday, 2024-08-30–31, 2024 for a Falcon 9 launch of Starlink smallsats Group 8-10 from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral, Florida, with a launch window of 12:43 a.m.–2:39 a.m. PDT.
The first stage booster supporting the Group 9-5 mission is flying its ninth mission and previously launched Crew-7, CRS-29, NROL-186, EarthCARE, Transporter 10, PACE, and two Starlink missions.
The first stage booster that failed previously launched GPS III Space Vehicle 04, GPS III Space Vehicle 05, Inspiration4, Ax-1, Nilesat 301, OneWeb Launch 17, ARABSAT BADR-8, and 15 Starlink missions.
SpaceX targeted Wednesday, 2024-08-28 for the Falcon 9 launch of 21 Starlink satellites from SLC-40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.
On Wednesday, 2024-08-28 at 3:48 a.m. ET, a Falcon 9 launched 21 Starlink satellites, including 13 with Direct-to-Cell capabilities, to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.
Even without broadband satellites like Starlink, the average mass of small satellites increased to 44 kilograms.
Starlink's newer satellites, weighing an estimated 750 kilograms, are no longer categorized as small satellites.
The planned 2024-07-23 launch follows the failure of the Starlink Group 9-3 mission.
SpaceX is planning a 2024-07-23 launch of a batch of satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation pending FAA approval.
The Federal Aviation Administration received a request from SpaceX on Monday, 2024-07-15, to continue launching Falcon 9 flights during the investigation into the 2024-07-11 Starlink 9-3 failure.
The planned SpaceX Starlink launch on 2024-07-23 is scheduled for a 9:14 PM–1:44 AM PDT window from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral’s SFS, Florida.
The maritime satellite communication market experienced significant growth in 2023 due to Starlink's entry with its maritime service.