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Upcoming Falcon 9 Launch: 22 Starlink Satellites on Board and Crew Dragon Mission Updates

He wishes this weekend to the fans of cosmonautics and especially to the viewers of our commented broadcasts. After today’s morning launch of the Falcon 9 with the Crew Dragon spacecraft on the Crew-7 mission, another Falcon 9 launch from Florida awaits us on Sunday night – this time 22 Starlink 2nd generation mini satellites will be on board. Then there will be a break of about twelve hours, after which we will focus again on the Crew-7 mission, as the Crew Dragon awaits an automatic connection to the International Space Station. We will offer you both events as part of our commented broadcasts.

Final overview:

Start time and date: August 27 at 03:05 CEST
Start location: Rampa SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida
Rocket: Falcon 9 Block 5 (B1080 first stage to fly for the third time)
Primary load: 22 Starlink v2 Mini satellites
Cargo weight: 17,600 kilograms
Delivery Orbit: 284 × 293 km, inclination 43° to the equator
First stage: The first stage will attempt to land on the JRtI sea platform, which will be waiting 618 kilometers from the launch site.

We will start our broadcast about 15 minutes before the start, i.e. around 02:50 CET. If you’re interested in joining the chat, click on the video title in the upper left corner to take you to the YouTube page for that broadcast.



We will start our transmission about 30 minutes before the planned connection to the station, i.e. around 14:10 CEST. If you’re interested in joining the chat, click on the video title in the upper left corner to take you to the YouTube page for that broadcast.



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2023-08-26 17:21:34
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