🚀SpaceX Falcon 9 Launches Starlink Group 12-9

SpaceX launch of a batch of Starlink satellites for their second generation high-speed low-Earth orbit internet satellite constellation. Includes a mix of 13 Direct to Cell and 8 normal v2-mini satellites.
Window Opens: February 8th at 1:23PM EST (18:23 UTC)
Window Closes: February 8th at 5:23PM EST (22:23 UTC)
Subwindow #1: 1:23:00-1:27:49PM EST (18:23:00-18:27:49 UTC)
Subwindow #2: 2:18:30-2:18:59PM EST (19:18:30-19:18:59 UTC)
Subwindow #3: 2:30:20-2:31:19PM EST (19:30:20-19:31:19 UTC)
Subwindow #4: 3:14:40-3:16:19PM EST (20:14:40-20:16:19 UTC)
Subwindow #5: 3:22:00-3:26:19PM EST (20:22:00-20:26:19 UTC)
Subwindow #6: 4:19:30-4:20:19PM EST (21:19:30-21:20:19 UTC)
Subwindow #7: 5:00:10-5:01:19PM EST (22:00:10-22:01:19 UTC)
Subwindow #8: 5:04:40-5:06:19PM EST (22:04:40-22:06:19 UTC)
Subwindow #9: 5:06:20-5:07:59PM EST (22:06:20-22:07:59 UTC)
Mission: F9 launch of 8 Starlink v2 Mini and 13 Starlink Direct to Cell satellites
Launch location: Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Earth.
Target orbit: Low-Earth Orbit (LEO); 284x294km 43º orbit
Booster: B1078-17; 39d 13h 39min 20s turnaround
Booster history: Crew-6, O3b mPOWER 2, SL 6-4, SL 6-8, SL 6-16, SL 6-31, USSF-124, SL 6-46, SL 6-53, SL 6-60, SL 10-2, SL 10-6, BlueBird 1-5, SL 10-13, SL 6-76, SL 12-6.
Booster recovery: A Shortfall Of Gravitas (ASOG)
Fairing recovery: Doug
Rocket trajectory: Southeast passing northeast of the Bahamas
Payload mass: Aproximately 14 tonnes
Stubby nozzle: NO (thankfully)
Stats:
· SpaceX's 18th launch of the year and 4th launch of the month
· 81st Falcon launch since the last failure, F9's 433rd orbital flight.
· SpaceX's 231st launch from SLC-40.
· 97th landing on ASOG out of 98 attempts.
· 65th successful landing since the last failed one.
· 230th launch dedicated to Starlink
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