Starlink 6-41 (Falcon 9) 4 March 2024 |
Space Launch Complex 40 Cape Canaveral Space Force Station |
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched 23 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station at 6:56 p.m. on 4 March 2024. After stage separation, Falcon 9's first stage landed on the A Shortfall of Gravitas droneship stationed in the Atlantic Ocean. This was the 13th flight for the first stage booster supporting this mission, which previously launched SES-22, ispace’s HAKUTO-R Mission 1, Hispasat Amazonas Nexus, CRS-27, and now nine Starlink missions. |
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LONG DISTANCE VIEWS OF THE LAUNCH |
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The two fairing halves can be seen in the second stage exhaust plume. |
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The gas jets on the fairing halves fire to orient them for landing & recovery. |
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First stage entry burn. |
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