On Thursday, November 21 at 11:07 a.m. ET, Falcon 9 launched 24 Starlink satellites, to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.
This was the 20th flight for the first stage booster supporting this mission, which previously launched OneWeb 1, SES 18+19, Eutelsat HOTBIRD-F1, CRS-24, and now 16 Starlink missions. This was a 26 day turnaround of the 384th Falcon recovery attempt; the 370th successful Falcon recovery; and the 31st consecutive successful Falcon landing and recovery.
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Some stats from this launch
– 399th Falcon 9 launch
– 114th Falcon 9 launch in 2024
– 328th Falcon 9 launch with a flight-proven stage
– 218th SpaceX launch from SLC-40
– 416th SpaceX mission
– 421st SpaceX launch
– 120th SpaceX launch of 2024
– 294th Falcon booster landing success on a drone ship
– 384th landing attempt of a Falcon booster
– 372nd landing success of a Falcon booster
The cost of the launch is $52 Million.
SpaceX Starlink Group 6-66 ready to launch 24 smallsats on Thursday
SpaceX’s Falcon 9 will launch a batch of 24 satellites into low Earth orbit for the Starlink mega-constellation on Thursday, November 21 at 8:07 AM – 11:49 AM PST from Space Launch Complex 40 in Cape Canaveral, Florida.
The cost of the launch is $52 Million.
According to weather officials, there’s a 90% chance of favorable weather conditions at the time of the launch. The forecast calls for a temperature of 65°F, clear skies, 5% cloud cover and a wind speed of 21mph.
SpaceX plans to launch Starlink Group 6-66 smallsats to low Earth orbit on Thursday from Space Launch Complex 40 Cape Canaveral, Florida at 7:53 AM – 11:53 AM PST.
The forecast calls for a temperature of 65°F, clear skies, 0% cloud cover and a wind speed of 19mph
