Mission description
A batch of 24 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.
Launch index
Mission imagery · Falcon 9 Block 5
Launch Successful
Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 6-71
January 6, 2025 at 8:43 PM UTC
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Launch details
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January 6, 2025 at 8:43 PM UTC
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Space Launch Complex 40
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA · 28.5619, -80.5774
- Rocket
- Falcon 9 Block 5
- Launch probability
- Not published
- Window opens
- January 6, 2025 at 4:44 PM UTC
- Window closes
- January 6, 2025 at 9:15 PM UTC
- Feed updated
- January 7, 2025 at 8:37 AM UTC
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Starlink Mission
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Falcon 9 Block 5
Falcon · Block 5
Height
70 m
Diameter
3.65 m
LEO capacity
22,800 kg
Successful launches
638
Launch complex
Space Launch Complex 40
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Cape Canaveral Space Force Station (CCSFS) is an installation of the United States Space Force's Space Launch Delta 45, located on Cape Canaveral in Brevard County, Florida.
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Official links
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