SCRUB: SpaceX Falcon 9 Launches Starlink 8-11

SpaceX launch of a batch of Starlink v2-mini satellites for their second generation high-speed low earth orbit internet satellite constellation. Will likely include a mix of Direct to Cell and normal v2-mini satellites.

Window Opens: September 4th at 8:59AM EDT (12:59 UTC)
Window Closes: September 4th at 12:59PM EDT (16:59 UTC)
First T0: September 4th at 9:01AM EDT (13:01 UTC)
Last T0: September 4th at 12:59PM EDT (16:59 UTC)

Mission: F9 launch of 13 Starlink Direct to Cell and 8 Starlink v2 Mini satellites
Launch location: Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Earth.
Target orbit: Low Earth Orbit (LEO); 291x303km 53.16º orbit
Booster: B1077-15; 38d 7h 52min turnaround
Booster history: Crew-5, GPS-III SV06, Inmarsat-6 F2, SL 5-10, CRS-28, Galaxy 37, SL 6-13, SL 6-25, SL 6-33, NG-20, SL 6-43, SL 6-51, SL 6-63, SL 10-4.
Booster recovery: Just Read The Instructions (JRTI)
Fairing recovery: Bob
Rocket trajectory: Northeast flying parallel to the US east coast
Payload mass: Approximately 17 tonnes
Stubby nozzle: NO (thankfully)
Stats:
· SpaceX's 88th launch of the year and the 1st launch of the month.
· 16th Falcon launch since the last failure, F9's 369th orbital flight.
· SpaceX's 204th launch from SLC-40.
· 90th landing on JRTI out of 91 attempts.
· 3rd successful landing since the last failed one.
· 191st launch dedicated to Starlink

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[timw]

SpaceX should just hire NSF as the official media and put one member of NSF in launch control center !

[SuperHeavyBooster]

SCRUB!! Aw dang! Great coverage tho! GO NSF!!!

[danceswithmules]

Funny how Max goes all robot when he tries to extol the virtues of Stubby Nozzle.

[Allan_aka_RocKITEman]

Despite the scrub, great launch coverage everybody...👍

[mr.transposon]

@nasaspaceflight: do we have any repair footage of landing pad repair? I am guessing its like filling potholes on the barge when there is no fuel.

[spider]

Greetings from Portugal. GK on holiday from England. 👍

[ooberholzer]

neeeeh... Happens more and more ;) Something is up. Can't wait to see what will go on until the beginning of 2025... Something pretty weird is definitely going on with SpaceX... Statistics are telling...