SpaceX Falcon 9 launches Starlink 6-97

SpaceX launch of a batch of 29 Starlink v2-mini satellites for their second-generation high-speed low earth orbit internet satellite constellation.

Launch Window: January 12th from 12:42PM to 4:42PM EST (17:42-21:42 UTC)
Current T0: January 12th at 12:42PM EST (17:42 UTC)

Mission: Falcon 9 launch of 29 Starlink v2 Mini satellites into orbit.
Launch location: Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40), Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Earth.
Target orbit: Low-Earth Orbit (LEO); 252x263km 43º orbit
Booster: B1078-25; 58d 10h 57min 40s turnaround
Past customer missions: Crew-6, O3b mPOWER B, USSF-124, BlueBird 1-5, Nusantara Lima.
Past Starlink missions: 6-4, 6-8, 6-16, 6-31, 6-46, 6-53, 6-60, 10-2, 10-6, 10-13, 6-76, 12-6, 12-9, 12-16, 6-72, 6-84, 12-26, 10-26, 6-85.
Booster recovery: Just Read The Instructions (JRTI)
Fairing recovery: Bob
Rocket trajectory: Southeast passing northeast of the Bahamas.
Payload mass: Approximately 17 tonnes
Stats:
SpaceX's 614th launch overall.
SpaceX's 5th launch of the year.
SpaceX's 5th launch of the month.
Earth's 6th orbital launch of the year.
Falcon's 234th launch since the last failure
Falcon 9's 586th orbital flight.
SpaceX's 301st launch from SLC-40.
146th landing on JRTI out of 147 attempts.
217th successful landing by a Falcon booster since the last failed one.
SpaceX's 344th launch dedicated to Starlink and the 97th Group 6 mission.

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