SpaceX Falcon 9 Launches Starlink 8-9

SpaceX launch of a batch of Starlink v2-mini satellites for their second generation high-speed Low Earth Orbit internet satellite constellation. Window Opens: July 3rd at 2:01AM EDT (06:01 UTC) Window Closes: July 3rd at 6:01AM EDT (10:01 UTC) Mission: F9 launch of 7 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; 286-by-294 kilometer degree inclination orbit Booster: Booster history: Booster recovery: A Shortfall Of Gravitas (ASOG) ; 618km downrange Fairing recovery: Bob Rocket trajectory: Northeast from the Cape, hugging the US east coast Payload mass: About 16 tonnes Stubby nozzle: NO (thankfully) Stats: · SpaceX’s 70th launch of the year and the 1st launch of the month. · 333rd Falcon orbital launch since Amos 6, F9’s 351st orbital flight. · SpaceX’s 195th launch from SLC-40. · 76th landing on