SpaceX - Falcon 9 - Starlink 6-61 - SLC-40 - Cape Canaveral SFS - Space Affairs Live

Launch Date: October 23, 2024 (EDT) Launch Time: 5:47 p.m. EDT, 2147 UTC, 23:47 CEST Launch Window: up til 10:14 p.m. EDT Launch Site: SLC-40 - Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida, USA Targeted Orbit: Low Earth Orbit (LEO) Launch Inclination: Southeast Launch Status: Scheduled and announced Mission: Starlink Group 6-61 Launch Provider: SpaceX Launcher System: Falcon 9 (Booster B1073) Flight for the Booster: 18 Previous Flights of the Booster: 17 - Ispace M1, CRS-27, SES 22, Amazonas-6, Bandwagon-1, and 12 Starlink missions Droneship: A Shortfall Of Gravitas (ASOG) Price: $69,75 million (without payload) Diameter: 3,7 m Height: 70 meter Payload to Orbit: 22,800 LEO / 8,300 GTO Lift-Off Thrust: 7,607 Kilonnewtons Fairing: Diameter 5,2 meter / Height 13 meter Stages: 2 SpaceX is targeting Tuesday, October 23 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 5:47 p.m. EDT, 2147 UTC, 23:47 CEST , with backup opportunities available until 10:14 p.m. ET. If needed, additional opportunities are also available on Wednesday, October 23 starting at 5:47 p.m. ET. This is the 18th flight for the first stage booster supporting this mission, which previously launched Ispace M1, CRS-27, SES 22, Amazonas-6, Bandwagon-1, and 12 Starlink missions. Following stage separation, the first stage will land on the A Shortfall of Gravitas, stationed in the Atlantic Ocean. You will find more information about the trajectory and data on the day of the launch here: