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SpaceX placed another 23 Starlink satellites in orbit this evening after the company launched a Falcon 9 from SLC-40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. Liftoff was at 10:37 PM EDT.
Around 8.5 minutes after liftoff, the booster used tonight—B1067—completed its nineteenth mission successfully when it touched down safely on the Automated Spaceport Drone Ship (ASDS) ‘‘A Shortfall of Gravitas’ droneship, which was stationed in the Atlantic Ocean”’ to capture the booster after it flew downrange towards its intended orbit.
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Booster: B1067
B0167 successfully completed its nineteenth mission tonight and landed safely aboard ASDS ‘A Shortfall of Gravitas’ which was stationed near the Bahamas in the Atlantic Ocean. The droneship will now return to Port Canaveral, where B1067 will be offloaded and transported to SpaceX’s Hangar X at Kennedy Space Center, where it will begin the refurbishment process prior to its next flight.
| Booster 1067 | As of May 2, 2024 | |
| Flight Number | Mission | Date |
| 1 | CRS-22 | June 21, 2021 |
| 2 | NASA Crew-3 | November 11, 2021 |
| 3 | Türksat 5B | December 19, 2021 |
| 4 | NASA Crew-4 | April 27, 2022 |
| 5 | CRS-25 | July 14, 2022 |
| 6 | Starlink 4-34 | September 19, 2022 |
| 7 | Hotbird 13G | November 3, 2022 |
| 8 | O3b mPOWER 1 & 2 | December 16, 2022 |
| 9 | Starlink 5-2 | January 26, 2023 |
| 10 | Starlink 5-5 | March 24, 2023 |
| 11 | Starlink 5-9 | May 14, 2023 |
| 12 | Satria-1 | June 18, 2023 |
| 13 | Starlink 6-10 | August 17, 2023 |
| 14 | Starlink 6-22 | October 13, 2023 |
| 15 | Starlink 6-29 | November 22, 2023 |
| 16 | Starlink 6-35 | January 7, 2024 |
| 17 | HTS 113BT | February 20, 2024 |
| 18 | Starlink 6-45 | March 31, 2024 |
| 19 | Starlink 6-55 | May 2, 2024 |
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Next Launch
SpaceX plans to launch more Starlink satellites aboard a Falcon 9 from Kennedy Space Center on Monday, May 6th. This is several hours prior to the planned launch of the Starliner Crewed Flight Test mission, which is scheduled for 10:34 PM EDT.
- Date: NET May 6, 2024
- Organization: SpaceX
- Mission: Starlink 6-56
- Rocket: Falcon 9
- Launch Site: LC-39A
- Launch Window: 11:34 AM – 03:34 PM EDT
- Payload: 23 communications satellites
Keep in mind that launch dates and times change often. Launch attempts can be scrubbed anytime due to weather, technical reasons, or range conditions.