Starlink Group 6-61
Falcon 9 Block 5
SpaceX
Weather Forecast During Launch
According to weather officials, there’s a 85% chance of favorable weather conditions at the time of the launch.
Trajectory
View comprehensive details including the rocket’s trajectory, velocity, altitude, thrust, and more at FlightClub.io.
Mission
Starlink Group 6-61
- Type: Communications
- Orbit: Low Earth Orbit
- Launch Cost: $52,000,000
A batch of 23 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation – SpaceX’s project for space-based Internet communication system.
Location
Space Launch Complex 40
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Space Launch Complex 40 has witnessed the launch of 280 rockets, including 280 orbital launch attempts, while Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA, has been the site for 994 rocket launches.
Rocket
SpaceX Falcon 9 Block 5
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.
Landing
Core B1073
Booster B1073 last launched 11/18/2024 and has seen 19 successful launches and landings. Notable missions include SES-22, Hakuto-R and CRS-27.
A Shortfall of Gravitas – ASOG
The fourth ASDS barge, A Shortfall of Gravitas (ASOG) is currently used to recover Falcon 9 and Heavy boosters in the Altantic Ocean.
Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship – ASDS
An autonomous spaceport drone ship (ASDS) is an ocean-going vessel derived from a deck barge, outfitted with station-keeping engines and a large landing platform. Construction of such ships was commissioned by aerospace company SpaceX to allow for recovery of rocket first-stages at sea for high-velocity missions which do not carry enough fuel to return to the launch site after lofting spacecraft onto an orbital trajectory.
Agency
SpaceX
Space Exploration Technologies Corp., known as SpaceX, is an American aerospace manufacturer and space transport services company headquartered in Hawthorne, California. It was founded in 2002 by entrepreneur Elon Musk with the goal of reducing space transportation costs and enabling the colonization of Mars. SpaceX operates from many pads, on the East Coast of the US they operate from SLC-40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station and historic LC-39A at Kennedy Space Center. They also operate from SLC-4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, usually for polar launches. Another launch site is being developed at Boca Chica, Texas.
Will the tanks be coming back to the ground station today??
If you are referring to the 1st stage booster, it will be landing on the drone ship stationed south of the Bahamas.
The booster landing information is available above.
4 hours from launch time and still no “go for launch.” I think this may be the FAA delaying approval to inconvenience SpaceX. Tawdry stuff.
No online video for this launch?
Strange, we will look into the issue.
ANOTHER GREAT JOB.