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Launch Date: August 30 (PDT) Launch Time: 9:58 p.m. PDT - August 31, 0458 UTC, 06:58 CET Launch Window: 1:48 a.m. PTD August 31 Launch Site: SLC-4E - Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, USA Targeted Orbit: Low Earth Orbit (LEO) Launch Inclination: South-East Launch Status: Scheduled and announced Mission: Starlink Group 9-5 Launch Provider: SpaceX Launcher System: Falcon 9 (Booster B1081) Flight for the Booster: 9 Previous Flights of the Booster: 8 - Crew-7, CRS-29, NROL-186, EarthCARE, Transporter 10, PACE, and two Starlink missions Landing: Autonomous Droneship “Of Course I Still Love You“ (OCISLY) Price: $69,75 million (without payload) Diameter: 3,7 m Height: 70 meter Payload to Orbit: 22,800 LEO / 8,300 GTO Lift-Off Thrust: 7,607 Kilonnewtons Fairing: Diameter 5,2 meter / Height 13 meter Stages: 2 SpaceX targets August 30 a Falcon 9 launch of 21 Starlink satellites, including 13 with Direct to Cell capabilities, to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. Lift-Off is targeted for 9:58 p.m. PDT - August 31 0458 UTC, 06:58 CEST This is the ninth flight for the first stage booster supporting this mission, which previously launched Crew-7, CRS-29, NROL-186, EarthCARE, Transporter 10, PACE, and two Starlink missions. Following stage separation, the first stage will land on the Of Course I Still Love You droneship, which will be stationed in the Pacific Ocean. Flight trajectory will be southeast, along the coast of California. You will find more information about the trajectory and data on the day of the launch here:
