SpaceX - Falcon 9 - Starlink Group 8-6 - SLC-40 - Cape Canaveral SFB - Space Affairs Live

Launch Date: August 29, 2024 Launch Time: 1:26 a.m. EDT, 0526 UTC, 07:26 CEST Launch Window: Open til 5:26 a.m. EDT Launch Status: Scheduled Launch Provider: SpaceX Launcher System: Falcon 9 Block 5 (Booster TBD) Flight Number: TBD Flown missions for the booster: TBD Mission: Starlink Group 8-6 Launch Location: SLC-40 - Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida, USA Launch Inclination: Northeast Landing: Autonomous Droneship TBD Price: $69,75 million Rocket: - Diameter 3,7m - Height: 70 m Payload to Orbit: - LEO 22,800 kg - GTO 8,300 kg LiftOff Trust: - 7,607 Kilonewtons Fairing: - Diameter: 5,2 m - Height: 13 m Stages: - 2 SpaceX targets August 29 for a Falcon 9 launch of 20 Starlink satellites, including 13 with Direct to Cell capabilities, to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 East (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. Liftoff is targeted for 1:26 a.m. EDT, 0526 UTC, 07:26 CEST, with backup opportunities available until 5:50 a.m. EDT. Following stage separation, the first stage will land on an autonomous droneship, which will be stationed in the Atlantic Ocean, ca. 600 km east of the coast of South Carolina. Flight trajectory will be northeast. You will find more information about the trajectory and data on the day of the launch here: