SpaceX F9 - Starlink Group 6-37 - SLC-40

[Grendal]

Launch Date: January 14
Launch Window: 8:52:00PM EST (5:52:00PM PST, 01:52:00 UTC on the 15th)
Launch site: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station (CCSFS), Florida
Core Booster Recovery: ASDS
Booster: B1073.12
Fairings: Reused
Mass: 23 Starlink 2.0 mini Satellites
Orbit: LEO
Yearly Launch Number: 5

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch the 133rd group of satellites for SpaceX’s Starlink broadband network, a mission designated Starlink 6-37. The Starlink Group 6-37 mission is a V2 mini launch to their second generation constellation.

The Starlink Group 6-37 mission is headed to the 43º inclination shell of Starlink's second generation constellation. Satellites in this shell will be orbiting Earth in a 530km circular orbit at 43º inclination. This mission will carry 23 Starlink v2 Mini satellites into a 344x353km 43° orbit and from there they'll raise their orbits to operational altitude.

 

[Cosmacelf]

SpaceX is doing so many launches, you posted this after it launched!

 

[Grendal]

SpaceX is doing so many launches, you posted this after it launched!

Exactly. It's getting more difficult to keep up. It was really easy to keep up when I had a couple weeks to a month notice of an impending launch. Now it's usually 1 day to 2 days, and finding out the details of the launch is less than 12 hours.

 

[JohnnyEnglish]

Exactly. It's getting more difficult to keep up. It was really easy to keep up when I had a couple weeks to a month notice of an impending launch. Now it's usually 1 day to 2 days, and finding out the details of the launch is less than 12 hours.

You do a great job - it is much appreciated.

 

[scaesare]

You do a great job - it is much appreciated.

Here, here...

In the recent "How do you finds out about launches?" thread, I was gonna post: "Well, @Grendal , duh!!", but somebody had already mentioned our resident launchbrarian....