Launch Mission: Starlink-9 (v1.0) & BlackSky Global 5-6

🧾 Mission Details

Flight #: 99

Details: This mission will launch the ninth batch of operational Starlink satellites, which are expected to be version 1.0, from LC-39A, Kennedy Space Center. It is the tenth Starlink launch overall. The satellites will be delivered to low Earth orbit and will spend a few weeks maneuvering to their operational altitude of 550 km. This mission is includes a rideshare of two BlackSky satellites on top of the Starlink stack. The booster for this mission is expected to land an ASDS.

🚀 Rocket Details

Name: Falcon 9

Type: rocket

📍 Launchpad Details

Name: Kennedy Space Center Historic Launch Complex 39A

Location: Cape Canaveral, Florida

🛰️ Cores

• Core Serial: B1051 — Reuse Count: 12View Core

🧑‍🚀 Payloads

• Payload: Starlink-9 — Mass: 15600 kgView Payload
• Payload: BlackSky Global 5-6 — Mass: 112 kgView Payload

🚢 Ships Involved

• Name: GO Ms Tree — Type: High Speed CraftView Ship
• Name: GO Ms Chief — Type: High Speed CraftView Ship
• Name: Of Course I Still Love You — Type: BargeView Ship
• Name: Finn Falgout — Type: TugView Ship

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