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SpaceX Starlink 71 launch & Falcon 9 first stage landing, 2 February 2023

Feb 2, 2023

A SpaceX Falcon 9 launch vehicle launched 53 Starlink satellites (Starlink-71 / Starlink 5-3) to low-Earth orbit, from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, on 2 February 2023, at 07:58 UTC (02:58 EST). Following stage separation, Falcon 9’s first stage landed on the “A Shortfall of Gravitas” droneship, stationed in the Atlantic Ocean. Falcon 9’s first stage (B1069) previously supported four missions: CRS-24, Eutelsat HOTBIRD 13F, OneWeb 15 and one Starlink mission.

 

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SpaceX Starlink 72 launch & Falcon 9 first stage landing, 12 February 2023

Feb 12, 2023

A SpaceX Falcon 9 launch vehicle launched 55 Starlink satellites (Starlink-72 / Starlink 5-4) to low-Earth orbit, from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida, on 12 February 2023, at 05:10 UTC (00:10 EST). Following stage separation, Falcon 9’s first stage landed on the “A Shortfall of Gravitas” droneship, stationed in the Atlantic Ocean. Falcon 9’s first stage (B1062) previously supported eleven missions: GPS III SV04, GPS III SV05, Inspiration4, Axiom-1, Nilesat 301 and six Starlink missions.

 

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SpaceX Starlink 73 launch & Falcon 9 first stage landing, 17 February 2023

Feb 17, 2023

A SpaceX Falcon 9 launch vehicle launched 51 Starlink satellites (Starlink-73 / Starlink 2-5) to low-Earth orbit, from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, on 17 February 2023, at 19:12 UTC (11:12 PST). Following stage separation, Falcon 9’s first stage landed on the “Of Course I Still Love You” droneship, stationed in the Pacific Ocean. Falcon 9’s first stage (B1063) previously supported eight missions: Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich, DART, and six Starlink missions.

 

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Article "Starlink Explained: Insights Into Elon Musk's Satellite Internet Service"
The lightning-rod SpaceX CEO continues to launch satellites into orbit, promising to deliver high-speed broadband to remote and rural locations.

by Ry Crist
February 22, 2023

 

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SpaceX Starlink 74 launch & Falcon 9 first stage landing, 27 February 2023

Feb 28, 2023

A SpaceX Falcon 9 launch vehicle launched 21 second-generation Starlink satellites (Starlink-74 / Starlink 6-1) to low-Earth orbit, from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida, on 27 February 2023, at 23:13 UTC (18:13 EST). Following stage separation, Falcon 9’s first stage landed on the “A Shortfall of Gravitas” droneship, stationed in the Atlantic Ocean. Falcon 9’s first stage (B1076) previously supported two missions: CRS-26 and OneWeb 16.

 

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Article "SpaceX begins launching second-generation Starlink satellites with four times the network capacity"

by Michael Sheetz
February 28, 2023

 

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SpaceX Starlink 75 launch & Falcon 9 first stage landing, 3 March 2023

Mar 3, 2023

A SpaceX Falcon 9 launch vehicle launched 51 Starlink satellites (Starlink-75 / Starlink 2-7) to low-Earth orbit, from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, on 3 March 2023, at 18:38 UTC (10:38 PST). Following stage separation, Falcon 9’s first stage landed on the “Of Course I Still Love You” droneship, stationed in the Pacific Ocean. Falcon 9’s first stage (B1061) previously supported eleven missions: Crew-1, Crew-2, SXM-8, CRS-23, IXPE, Transporter-4, Transporter-5, Globalstar-2 FM15, EROS C-3 and two Starlink missions.

 

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SpaceX Starlink 76 launch and Falcon 9 first stage landing, 17 March 2023

Mar 17, 2023

A SpaceX Falcon 9 launch vehicle launched 52 Starlink satellites (Starlink-76 / Starlink 2-8) to low-Earth orbit, from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, on 17 March 2023, at 19:26 UTC (12:26 PDT). Following stage separation, Falcon 9’s first stage landed on the “Of Course I Still Love You” droneship, stationed in the Pacific Ocean. Falcon 9’s first stage (B1071) previously supported seven missions: NROL-87, NROL-85, SARah-1, SWOT and three Starlink missions.

 

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SpaceX Starlink 77 launch and Falcon 9 first stage landing, 24 March 2023

Mar 24, 2023

A SpaceX Falcon 9 launch vehicle launched 56 Starlink satellites (Starlink-77 / Starlink 5-5) to low-Earth orbit, from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida, on 24 March 2023, at 15:43 UTC (11:43 EDT). Following stage separation, Falcon 9’s first stage landed on the “A Shortfall of Gravitas” droneship, stationed in the Pacific Ocean. Falcon 9’s first stage (B1067) previously supported nine missions: CRS-22, Crew-3, Turksat-5B, Crew-4, CRS-25, Eutelsat HOTBIRD 13G, O3b mPOWER and two Starlink mission.

 

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SpaceX Starlink 78 launch and Falcon 9 first stage landing, 29 March 2023

Mar 29, 2023

A SpaceX Falcon 9 launch vehicle launched 56 Starlink satellites (Starlink-78 / Starlink 5-10) to low-Earth orbit, from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida, on 29 March 2023, at 20:01 UTC (16:01 EDT). Following stage separation, Falcon 9’s first stage landed on the “Just Read the Instructions” droneship, stationed in the Atlantic Ocean. Falcon 9’s first stage (B1077) previously supported three missions: Crew-5, GPS III SV06 and Inmarsat-6 F2.

 

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SpaceX Starlink 79 launch and Falcon 9 first stage landing, 19 April 2023

Apr 19, 2023

A SpaceX Falcon 9 launch vehicle launched 21 second-generation Starlink satellites (Starlink-79 / Starlink 6-2) to low-Earth orbit, from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida, on 19 April 2023, at 14:31 UTC (10:31 EDT). Following stage separation, Falcon 9’s first stage landed on the “A Shortfall of Gravitas” droneship, stationed in the Atlantic Ocean. Falcon 9’s first stage (B1073) previously supported seven missions: Hispasat Amazonas Nexus, SES-22, Hakuto-R M1, CRS-27 and three Starlink missions.

 

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SpaceX Starlink 80 launch and Falcon 9 first stage landing, 27 April 2023

Apr 27, 2023

A SpaceX Falcon 9 launch vehicle launched 46 Starlink satellites (Starlink-80 / Starlink 3-5) to low-Earth orbit, from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, on 27 April 2023, at 13:40 UTC (06:40 PDT). Following stage separation, Falcon 9’s first stage landed on the “Of Course I Still Love You” droneship, stationed in the Pacific Ocean. Falcon 9’s first stage (B1061) previously supported twelve missions: Crew-1, Crew-2, SXM-8, CRS-23, IXPE, Transporter-4, Transporter-5, Globalstar-2 FM15, EROS C-3 and three Starlink missions.

 

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SpaceX Starlink 81 launch and Falcon 9 first stage landing, 4 May 2023

May 4, 2023

A SpaceX Falcon 9 launch vehicle launched 56 Starlink satellites (Starlink-81 / Starlink 5-6) to low-Earth orbit, from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida, on 4 May 2023, at 07:31 UTC (00:31 EDT). Following stage separation, Falcon 9’s first stage landed on the “A Shortfall of Gravitas” droneship, stationed in the Atlantic Ocean. Falcon 9’s first stage (B1069) previously supported six missions: CRS-24, Eutelsat HOTBIRD 13F, OneWeb 15, SES-18/SES-19 and two Starlink missions.

 

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SpaceX Starlink 82 launch and Falcon 9 first stage landing, 10 May 2023

May 10, 2023

A SpaceX Falcon 9 launch vehicle launched 51 Starlink satellites (Starlink-82 / Starlink 2-9) to low-Earth orbit, from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, on 10 May 2023, at 20:09 UTC (13:09 PDT). Following stage separation, Falcon 9’s first stage landed on the “Of Course I Still Love You” droneship, stationed in the Pacific Ocean. Falcon 9’s first stage (B1075) previously supported SDA Tranche 0 and one Starlink mission.

 

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SpaceX Starlink 83 launch and Falcon 9 first stage landing, 14 May 2023

May 14, 2023

A SpaceX Falcon 9 launch vehicle launched 56 Starlink satellites (Starlink-83 / Starlink 5-9) to low-Earth orbit, from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida, on 14 May 2023, at 05:03 UTC (01:03 EDT). Following stage separation, Falcon 9’s first stage landed on the “Just Read the Instructions” droneship, stationed in the Atlantic Ocean. Falcon 9’s first stage (B1067) previously supported ten missions: CRS-22, Crew-3, Turksat-5B, Crew-4, CRS-25, Eutelsat HOTBIRD 13G, O3b mPOWER-a and three Starlink missions.

 

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SpaceX Starlink 84 launch and Falcon 9 first stage landing, 19 May 2023

May 19, 2023

A SpaceX Falcon 9 launch vehicle launched 22 second-generation Starlink satellites (Starlink-84 / Starlink 6-3) to low-Earth orbit, from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida, on 19 May 2023, at 06:19 UTC (02:19 EDT). Following stage separation, Falcon 9’s first stage landed on the “A Shortfall of Gravitas” droneship, stationed in the Atlantic Ocean. Falcon 9’s first stage (B1076) previously supported four missions: CRS-26, OneWeb 16, Intelsat IS-40e and one Starlink mission.

 

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SpaceX Starlink 85 launch and Falcon 9 first stage landing, 31 May 2023

May 31, 2023

A SpaceX Falcon 9 launch vehicle launched 52 Starlink satellites (Starlink-85 / Starlink 2-10) to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, on 31 May 2023, at 06:02 UTC (30 May, at 23:02 PDT). Following stage separation, Falcon 9’s first stage landed on the “Of Course I Still Love You” droneship, stationed in the Atlantic Ocean. Falcon 9’s first stage (B1061) previously supported thirteen missions: Crew-1, Crew-2, SXM-8, CRS-23, IXPE, Transporter-4, Transporter-5, Globalstar-2 FM15, EROS C-3 and four Starlink missions.

 

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SpaceX Starlink 86 launch and Falcon 9 first stage landing, 4 June 2023

Jun 4, 2023

A SpaceX Falcon 9 launch vehicle launched 22 second-generation Starlink satellites (Starlink-86 / Starlink 6-4) to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida, on 4 June 2023, at 12:20 UTC (08:20 EDT). Following stage separation, Falcon 9’s first stage landed on the “Just Read the Instructions” droneship, stationed in the Atlantic Ocean. Falcon 9’s first stage (B1078) previously supported two missions: Crew-6 and SES O3b mPOWER.

 

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SpaceX Starlink 87 launch and Falcon 9 first stage landing, 12 June 2023

Jun 12, 2023

A SpaceX Falcon 9 launch vehicle launched 53 Starlink satellites (Starlink-87 / Starlink 5-11) to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida, on 12 June 2023, at 07:10 UTC (08:20 EDT). Following stage separation, Falcon 9’s first stage landed on the “Just Read the Instructions” droneship, stationed in the Atlantic Ocean. Falcon 9’s first stage (B1073) previously supported eight missions: Hispasat Amazonas Nexus, SES-22, Hakuto-R M1, CRS-27 and four Starlink missions.

 

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SpaceX Starlink 88 launch and Falcon 9 first stage landing, 22 June 2023

Jun 22, 2023

A SpaceX Falcon 9 launch vehicle launched 47 Starlink satellites (Starlink-88 / Starlink 5-7) to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, on 22 June 2023, at 07:19 UTC (00:19 PDT). Following stage separation, Falcon 9’s first stage landed on the “Of Course I Still Love You” droneship, stationed in the Pacific Ocean. Falcon 9’s first stage (B1075) previously supported SDA Tranche 0 and two Starlink missions.