SpaceX Falcon 9 Launches Starlink 10-7

SpaceX launch of a batch of Starlink v2-mini satellites for their second generation high-speed Low Earth Orbit internet satellite constellation. The launch was scrubbed deep in the countdown, on yesterday´s attempt.

Window Opens: August 12th at 6:37AM EDT (10:37 UTC)
Window Closes: August 12th at 10:37AM EDT (14:37 UTC)
First T0: August 12th at 6:37AM EDT (10:37 UTC)

Mission: F9 launch of 23 Starlink v2 Mini satellites
Launch location: Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, Earth.
Target orbit: Low Earth Orbit (LEO); 269 by 280 kilometer 53.16 degree orbit
Booster: B1073-17; 40d 1h 42min turnaround
Booster history: SL 4-15, SES-22, SL 4-26, SL 4-35, Hakuto-R Mission 1, Amazonas Nexus, CRS-27, SL 6-2, SL 5-11, SL 6-12, SL 6-27, SL 6-37, SL 6-41, Bandwagon-1, SL 6-58, SL 8-9.
Booster recovery: A Shortfall Of Gravitas (ASOG)
Fairing recovery: GO Cosmos
Rocket trajectory: Northeast flying parallel to the US east coast
Payload mass: Approximately 16.8 tonnes
Stubby nozzle: NO (thankfully)
Stats:
· SpaceX's 81st launch of the year and the 6th launch of the month.
· 9th Falcon launch since the last failure, F9's 362nd orbital flight.
· SpaceX's 88th launch from LC-39A.
· 79th landing on ASOG out of 79 attempts.
· 264th successful landing since the last failed one.
· 186th launch dedicated to Starlink

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[tortysoft]

​​One of the most beautiful launcghes - Many thanks- yet again !

[cinthiaazaldearguedas]

Somos de Perú y justo estábamos pasando x la zona y pudimos ver el lanzamiento...una locura 🎉

[KaptnKork]

I've seen this launch live ❤. It's awesome to see the Falcon roar to the skies.

[Mike-fdzq]

I really like this video the best part was the minute and 37 seconds no one was TALKING!

[MrKellymcilrath]

Great launch coverage NSF! Thank you!

[DavJumps]

Absolutely beautiful views! Thanks NSF!

[SalarianUnlimited]

Beautiful sunrise and a beautiful launch - fantastic pics today - thanks all round

[tom.m]

Thanks guys for all the great content and coverage on all the amazing launches hoping one day u guys could get cams for Vandy

[paulbrunton]

Nobody can say Falcon 9s are not reliable, what a beautiful landing, Space X workers are the best, , thanks for the videos and updates. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇺🇲👍🌝🚀

[Juan-HughGogh-Nehmlis]

I really hope that before the Polaris Dawn mission NSF will put some camera resources in position for the broadside view of the launch arc (this assumes it takes the same coast hugging trajectory as crew mission to the ISS). I saw the last Dragon Crew launch to ISS from central Florida (20 minutes north of Orlando) at night with a barely quarter moon, and saw: (1) when not foreshortened by the viewing position, the length of the rocket plume was HUGE! _Many_ times longer than the rocket! ; (2) stage separation was almost dead on broadside ; (3) the interacting plumes of the 2nd stage and booster were incredible from the side (but couldn't all fit in view on 10x25 binocs w/114m view @1000m, so I took some of it in with my mark 1 eyeballs); (4) in the weak moonlight I could see the booster glinting on its arc back to launch site and so got to watch the boost back burn from the beginning, again at nearly perfect broadside; (5) the 2nd stage plume nebula was not broadside rather soon after separation, but I could still see it long after the booster landed. If I had the equipment, data link, and schedule, I might offer to feed NSF for it...

[CosmicSeeker]

That rocket tail looks just like an EV thermal runaway fire

[adybarker]

1:01:25 the way the tone of the rumbling drops. Is that the doppler effect?

[shanedraughon]

What was that at the 1:07:00 mark? It zoomed by the booster??

[Biblicalbeauty]

Oh what shame they didn’t get past the firmmit that’s why we’ve had weather warnings all week and seen no floods because they can’t get past it