SpaceX Falcon 9 Launches Starlink 6-57

SpaceX launch of a batch of Starlink v2-mini satellites for their second generation high-speed Low Earth Orbit internet satellite constellation.
Window Opens: May 6th at 11:34AM EDT (15:34 UTC)
Window Closes: May 6th at 4:05PM EDT (20:05 UTC)
First T0: May 6th at 12:36PM EDT (16:36 UTC)
Last T0: May 6th at 2:48PM EDT (18:48 UTC)
Mission: F9 launch of 23 Starlink v2 Mini satellites
Launch location: Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Earth.
Target orbit: Low Earth Orbit, 284-by-292km 43º orbit
Booster: B1069-15; 31d 7h 24min turnaround
Booster history: CRS-24, SL 4-23, Hotbird 13F, OneWeb-15, SL 5-3, SES-18 & SES-19, SL 5-6, SL 5-12, SL 6-9, SL 6-19, SL 6-28, SL 6-36, SL 6-39, SL 6-47.
Booster recovery: Just Read The Instructions (JRTI); 599km downrange
Fairing recovery: Bob
Rocket trajectory: Southeast from the Cape passing northeast of Bahamas
Payload mass: About 16.8 tonnes
Stubby nozzle: NO (thankfully)
Stats:
· SpaceX's 47th launch of the year and the 3rd launch of the month.
· 311th Falcon orbital launch since Amos 6, F9's 330th orbital flight.
· SpaceX's 184th launch from SLC-40.
· 81st landing on JRTI out of 82 attempts.
· 230th successful landing since the last failed one.
· 87th launch dedicated to Starlink Gen 2 and 161st launch dedicated to Starlink overall.
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[@user-to5mf9il1n]

Never gets old loving it

[@Dan77772]

Loved the shadow shot

[@flobuilds]

The landing shot gave me a heartattack 😂

[@MsFaila]

Good job!

[@jadenterry1797]

Just seen it go above me in the sky

[@LisaWyers-qp6rb]

AWSOME !!!!

[@user-xv4mx5oe7b]

Why Dont the NASSA TV, show launch anymore, only on TH-cam now 51:38

[@john.dcollins5792]

Thank. You

[@jennifermendoza9414]

Falcon9 be mine❤

[@jennifermendoza9414]

I like the person who gave me a thumbs up👍🏻

[@jennifermendoza9414]

Wowwwww

[@snowboardinginmy40s]

Good job ! Can you please add the number of flights, not just the flights for the booster at Booster history, so we would not count them please.

[@ale131296]

The number of flights is already there on the booster stat.

[@toolmanhvac]

What is going to be the trajectory of starliner tonight

[@jennifermendoza9414]

OMG HOW RAD

[@jshepard152]

57:28 Launch
1:05:40 Landing

[@kelloggs5480]

🤔 I think these lauches are causing a lot of these weather changes that are going on. 🤔

[@robertrusnak620]

SPACEX 💪🇺🇸💪🇺🇸💪🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰

[@captainpobtamere3024]

more constellation equal more security ,,, BUT you have 2 type of geoposition to operate,,, the LOWEST,, and the HIGHEST. we talk about altitude here.... because everything above your constellation is a menace.

[@brucewillis542]

damn look at how flat that planet is

[@anthonycamilleri7297]

damn i missed the launch live

[@karenannelopez]

🙄

[@japjoem4077]

Elon said that his company will have humans on the moon by 2023,that didn't happen, smh

[@jennifermendoza9414]

Animated or not its still bad ass

[@jshepard152]

@@treborsirrah7916 Thanks for that BS.