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Launch Date: July 11 (PDT) Launch Time: 7:35 p.m. PDT (02:35 UTC, 04:35 CEST - July 12) Launch Window: 7:35 p.m. PDT - 11:37 p.m. PDT Launch Site: SLC-4E - Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, USA Targeted Orbit: Low Earth Orbit (LEO) Launch Inclination: South-East Launch Status: Launched—The 2nd Stage showed up with a fuel leak somewhere in the engine sections above the nozzle; there is no information about whether that influenced the trajectory. Mission: Starlink 9-3 Launch Provider: SpaceX Launcher System: Falcon 9 (Booster 1063) Flight for the Booster: 19 Previous Flights of the Booster: 18 - Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich, DART, Transporter-7, Iridium OneWeb, SDA-0B, and 13 Starlink missions Landing: Autonomous Droneship “Of Course I Still Love You“ (OCISLY) SpaceX targets July 11 for a Falcon 9 launch of 20 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 Station in California. Liftoff is targeted for 7:35 p.m. PDT (02:35 UTC, 04:35 CEST - July 12), with backup opportunities available until 11:37 p.m. PDT. 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:
