SpaceX - Falcon 9 - Starlink 8-19 - SLC-40 - Cape Canaveral SFS - Space Affairs Live
Launch Date: October 17, 2024
Launch Time: 7:53 p.m. EDT, 2353 UTC / October 18, 01:53 CEST
Launch Window: Open til 1:55 a.m. October 18
Launch Site: SLC-40 - Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida, USA
Targeted Orbit: Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
Launch Inclination: Northeast
Launch Status: Scheduled
Mission: Starlink Group 8-19
Launch Provider: SpaceX
Launcher System: Falcon 9 (Booster TBD)
Flight for the Booster: TBD
Previous Flights of the Booster: TBD
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 October 17 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 7:53 p.m. EDT, 2353 UTC / October 18, 01:53 CEST
Following stage separation, the first stage will land on an autonomous droneship, which will be stationed in the Atlantic Ocean.
The flight trajectory will be northeast. You will find more information about the trajectory and data on the day of the launch here: