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Launch Date: September 5, 2024 Launch Time: 8:35 a.m. EDT, 1235 UTC, 14:35 CEST Launch Window: Open til 12:31 p.m. EDT Launch Site: SLC-40 - Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida, USA Targeted Orbit: Low Earth Orbit (LEO) Launch Inclination: Northeast Launch Status: Scheduled and announced Mission: Starlink Group 8-11 Launch Provider: SpaceX Launcher System: Falcon 9 (TBD) Flight for the Booster: 15 Previous Flights of the Booster: 14 - Crew-5, GPS III Space Vehicle 06, Inmarsat I6-F2, CRS-28, Intelsat G-37, NG-20 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 The first launch attempt, scheduled for September 4, was canceled due to bad weather at the autonomous drone ship's landing site for the Falcon 9 booster. SpaceX targets September 5 for a Falcon 9 launch of 21 Starlink satellites, including 13 with Direct to Cell capabilities, to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. Liftoff is targeted for 8:35 a.m. EDT, 1235 UTC, 14:35 CEST, with backup opportunities available until 12:31 p.m. EDT. This is the 15th flight for the first stage booster supporting this mission, which previously launched Crew-5, GPS III Space Vehicle 06, Inmarsat I6-F2, CRS-28, Intelsat G-37, NG-20, and eight Starlink missions. Following stage separation, the first stage will land on the Just Read The Instructions droneship, which will be stationed in the Atlantic Ocean. Flight trajectory will be northeast. You will find more information about the trajectory and data on the day of the launch here:
