LowEarth
Mission record

Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 4-20 & Varuna-TDM

Falcon 9· Space Launch Complex 40· Success
Trajectory & orbital insertion · playback
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Provider
SpaceX
Provider type
Commercial
Orbit
LEO
Mission type
Communications
Launch site
United States of America
Date
Mon, 05 Sep 2022 02:09:40 GMT
Orbital launch #
#6293 ever
Go probability
80%

Mission

A batch of 51 satellites for Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system. Spaceflight's propulsive Sherpa-LTC2 space tug is also onboard as a rideshare to deploy into Boeing’s Varuna Technology Demonstration Mission in a higher orbit.

Deployed payloads · 40
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