SpaceX Falcon 9 Launches Starlink 10-5

SpaceX launch of a batch of Starlink v2-mini satellites for their second generation high-speed Low Earth Orbit internet satellite constellation. Window Opens: August 20th at 5:20AM EDT (09:20 UTC) Window Closes: August 20th at 9:20AM EDT (13:20 UTC) First T0: August 20th at 8:48AM EDT (12:48 UTC) Last T0: August 20th at 9:20AM EDT (13:20 UTC) Mission: F9 launch of 22 Starlink v2 Mini satellites Launch location: Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Earth. Target orbit: Low Earth Orbit (LEO); 286x297km degree orbit Booster: B1085-1 Booster history: New booster! Booster recovery: A Shortfall Of Gravitas (ASOG) Fairing recovery: Bob Rocket trajectory: Northeast flying parallel to the US east coast Payload mass: Approximately 16 tonnes Stubby nozzle: NO (thankfully) Stats: · SpaceX's 84th launch of the year and the 9th launch of the month. · 12th Falcon launch since the last failure, F9's 365th orbital flight