Falcon 9 | Starlink Group 9-7
On Tuesday, October 15 at 1:21 a.m. PT, Falcon 9 launched Starlink Group 9 - 7 with 20 satellites, including 13 with Direct to Cell capabilities, to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California.
This was the 19th flight for the first stage booster supporting this mission,Booster1071 which previously launched NROL-87, NROL-85, SARah-1, SWOT, Transporter-8, Transporter-9, NROL-146, and 11 Starlink missions.
Following stage separation, the first stage landed on the Of Course I Still Love You droneship stationed in the Pacific Ocean.
This Launch Mark
381st Falcon 9 launch
96th Falcon 9 launch in 2024
310th Falcon 9 launch with a flight-proven stage
93rd SpaceX launch from SLC-4E
398th SpaceX mission
402nd SpaceX launch
101st SpaceX launch of 2024
278th Falcon booster landing success on a drone ship
366th landing attempt of a Falcon booster
353rd landing success of a Falcon booster
Flight Profile
Launch, Landing, and Deployment
Hr/Min/Sec Event
00:00:00 Falcon 9 Lift-off
00:01:07 Max Q (Moment of peak mechanical stress on the rocket)
00:02:25 1st stage main engine cutoff (MECO)
00:02:29 1st and 2nd stages separate
00:02:37 2nd stage engine starts (SES-1)
00:03:00 Fairing deployment
00:06:06 1st stage entry burn begins
00:06:30 1st stage entry burn ends
00:07:50 1st stage landing burn begins
00:08:12 1st stage landing
00:08:42 2nd stage engine cutoff (SECO-1)
00:54:17 2nd stage engine starts (SES-2)
00:54:18 2nd stage engine cutoff (SECO-2)
01:01:10 Starlink satellites deploy.