SpaceX - Falcon 9 - Starlink Group 6-59 - SLC-40 - Cape Canaveral SFS - May 18, 2024

Launch Date: May 17, 2024
Launch Time: 8:32 p.m. EDT (0032 UTC, 02:32 CEST May 18)
Launch Window: 8:32 p.m. EDT - 11:30 p.m. EDT
Launch Status: Successful
Launch Provider: SpaceX
Launcher System: Falcon 9 Block 5 (Booster B1062)
Flight Number: 21
Flown missions for the booster: 20 - GPS III Space Vehicle 04, GPS III Space Vehicle 05, Inspiration4, Ax-1, Nilesat 301, OneWeb Launch 17, ARABSAT BADR-8, and 13 Starlink missions
Mission: Starlink Group 6-58
Launch Location: Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40), Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida
Landing: Droneship A Shortfall Of Gravity (ASOG)
SpaceX is targeting May 17, 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. Liftoff is targeted for 8:32 p.m. EDT (0032 UTC, 02:32 CEST May 18), with backup opportunities available until 11:30 p.m. EDT.
Space Affairs live stream begins ca. 10 minutes before the planned T-Zero.
This is the 21st flight for the first stage booster supporting this mission, which previously launched GPS III Space Vehicle 04, GPS III Space Vehicle 05, Inspiration4, Ax-1, Nilesat 301, OneWeb Launch 17, ARABSAT BADR-8, and 13 Starlink missions. Following stage separation, the first stage will land on the A Shortfall of Gravitas droneship, which will be stationed in the Atlantic Ocean.
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 43.00º. The flight direction from Cape Canaveral is South-East in the direction of the Bahamas.

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