Photo: Charles Boyer / ToT
Another twenty-three Starlink Mini V2 satellites are in orbit after SpaceX successfully launched the Starlink 6-57 mission from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station this afternoon. Liftoff was at 02:14 PM EDT.
Around 8.5 minutes later, Falcon 9 first-stage booster B1060 completed its fifteenth mission successfully when it touched down safely on the Automated Spaceport Drone Ship (ASDS) ‘Just Read The Instructions’ droneship, which was stationed in the Atlantic Ocean to capture the booster after it flew downrange.
Photo: Charles Boyer, ToT
Booster: B1069
Booster B1060 completed its fifteenth mission today after it landed on ASDS ‘Just Read The Instructions.’
| B1069 | May 5, 2024 | |
| Flight | Mission | Launch Date |
| 1 | CRS-24 | December 21, 2021 |
| 2 | Starlink 4-23 | August 28, 2022 |
| 3 | Hotbird 13F | October 15, 2022 |
| 4 | OneWeb 15 | December 8, 2022 |
| 5 | Starlink 5-3 | February 2, 2023 |
| 6 | SES 18 & 19 | March 17, 2023 |
| 7 | Starlink 5-6 | May 4, 2023 |
| 8 | Starlink 5-12 | June 23, 2023 |
| 9 | Starlink 6-9 | August 11, 2023 |
| 10 | Starlink 6-19 | September 30, 2023 |
| 11 | Starlink 6-28 | November 18, 2023 |
| 12 | Starlink 6-36 | December 29, 2023 |
| 13 | Starlink 6-39 | February 25, 2024 |
| 14 | Starlink 6-47 | April 5, 2024 |
| 15 | Starlink 6-57 | May 6, 2024 |
After touching down on ‘Just Read The Instructions’, the B1069 will be turned around and returned to Port Canveral after a few days. Shortly afterwards, the booster will be offloaded and transported to SpaceX’s Hangar X facility at Kennedy Space Center, where it will be inspected, refurbished and prepared for its next flight.
Next Launch
Today was the first half of a planned double-header of launches from Cape Canaveral. NASA, United Launch Alliance and Boeing are planning to launch the Crew Flight Test of Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner later this evening. Talk of Titusville’s launch preview of the Starlink mission is located here: link
- Date: NET May 6, 2024
- Organization: Boeing, United Launch Alliance, NASA
- Mission: Starliner CFT
- Rocket: Atlas V
- Launch Site: SLC-41
- Launch Window: 10:34 PM EDT
- Payload: Starliner with two astronauts aboard
Keep in mind that launch dates and times change often. Launch attempts can be scrubbed anytime due to weather, technical reasons, or range conditions.
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