SpaceX - Falcon 9 - Starlink Group 6-62 - SLC-40 - Cape Canaveral SFS - May 22, 2024

Launch Date: May 22, 2024 (EDT)
Launch Time: 10:35 p.m. EDT (0235 UTC, 04:35 CEST May 23)
Launch Window: Opens 10:33 p.m. EDT - Closes 2:31 a.m. EDT May 23.
Launch Status: Scheduled & Announced

Launch Provider: SpaceX
Launcher System: Falcon 9 Block 5 - (Booster B1080)
Flight: 8
Flown missions for the booster: 7 - ESA Euclid, Ax-2, Ax-3, CRS-30, and three Starlink missions
Mission: Starlink Group 6-62
Launch Location: Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40), Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida
Landing: Droneship A Shortfall of Gravitas (ASOG)

SpaceX targets May 22 (EDT) 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 10:35 p.m. EDT (0235 UTC, 04:35 CEST May 23), with backup opportunities available until 2:31 a.m. EDT May 23.

Space Affairs live stream begins ca. 10 minutes before the planned T-Zero.

Following stage separation, the first stage will land on an autonomous droneship 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.

On launch day, you will find more info about the trajectory at https://flightclub.io/

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