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Starlink 6-9

August 11, 2023Low Earth orbit

On August 11, 2023 at 1:17 a.m. ET, a Falcon 9 launched 22 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from SLC-40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.

Key moments

  1. Countdown view of Falcon 9 at SLC-40, T-minus 4:45

    Watch this moment · 3:38

  2. Transporter erector retracts from the vehicle

    Watch this moment · 5:00

  3. Stage one liquid oxygen loading complete

    Watch this moment · 5:41

  4. Falcon 9 fully loaded with about 1 million pounds of propellant

    Watch this moment · 6:59

  5. Falcon 9 in startup

    Watch this moment · 7:46

  6. Liftoff

    Watch this moment · 8:56

  7. Max Q

    Watch this moment · 9:58

  8. Main engine cutoff and stage separation

    Watch this moment · 11:14

  9. Fairing halves deploy

    Watch this moment · 11:31

  10. Entry burn begins

    Watch this moment · 14:58

  11. Landing burn

    Watch this moment · 16:47

  12. Stage one landing confirmed on the drone ship

    Watch this moment · 17:10
Play video: Falcon 9 Starlink Launch: 22 Satellites and a Ninth Booster Landing, 18:40

Photo: U.S. Space Force photo by Joshua Conti / Public domain

Key facts
VehicleFalcon 9
Mission nameStarlink 6-9
Launch siteSpace Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida
Crew size0
OutcomeSuccess

Videos about this mission

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  1. Falcon 9 Starlink Launch: 22 Satellites and a Ninth Booster Landing

    SpaceX
Play video: Falcon 9 Starlink Launch: 22 Satellites and a Ninth Booster Landing

Falcon 9 Starlink Launch: 22 Satellites and a Ninth Booster Landing

SpaceX

Duration 18:40

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Dates are when each video was first published on YouTube.

Sources: The facts and written text on this page come from the 1 video on this page, by SpaceX.

Related missions

Same vehicle: Falcon 9

Same destination: Low Earth orbit

Same year: 2023