SpaceX - Falcon 9 - Starlink Group 6-60 - SLC-40 - Cape Canaveral SFS - Space Affairs Live
Launch Date: May 28, 2024
Launch Time: 7:30 a.m. EDT, 1130 UTC, and 13:30 CEST
Launch Window: 7:30 a.m. EDT - 11:30 a.m. EDT
Launch Status: Delayed by May 27 - T-Zero shifted - Scheduled and announced
Launch Provider: SpaceX
Launcher System: Falcon 9 Block 5 (Booster B1078)
Flight Number: 10
Flown missions for the booster: 9 - Crew-6, SES O3b mPOWER, USSF-124, and six Starlink missions
Mission: Starlink Group 6-60
Launch Location: Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40), Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida
Landing: Droneship A Shortfall Of Gravitas (ASOG)
SpaceX targets May 28 for a Falcon 9 launch of 23 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. Lift-Off is targeted for 7:30 a.m. EDT, 1130 UTC, 13:30 CEST, with backup opportunities available until 11:30 a.m. EDT. Additional opportunities are also available on Wednesday, May 29, starting at 7:30 a.m. ESD.
Space Affairs live stream begins ca. 10 minutes before the planned T-Zero.
As always for Starlink launches, expect changes in T-Zero during the open launch window
For our astronomer friends who asked us about the inclination (and people in the areas who want to see the launch in person): The Satellites will be delivered to a 530 km circular low-Earth orbit (LEO) at 43°; their initial orbit is 285 x 293 km at º. The flight direction from Cape Canaveral is South-East in the direction of the Bahamas.
Infos about the flight trajectory are available on the day of the launch at
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