Starlink Group 6-56 Mission

Mission patch Space X Starlink Mission Patch

Launch Status

Success

Date & Time

8 May 2024, 6:42pm

Location

Kennedy Space Center Launch Site

Kennedy Space Center

Pad

Launch Complex 39A

Launch Service Provider

SpaceX logo

SpaceX

Vehicle

Falcon 9 Block 5 image

Falcon 9 Block 5

Booster

B1083

3rd flight (28d since last use)

Landing

Drone Ship (A Shortfall of Gravitas)

Success

Mission

Starlink Group 6-56

Mission Type

Communications

Destination

Low Earth Orbit

A batch of 23 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.

Available Replays

The Space Devs

NASASpaceflight

Spaceflight Now

Official Webcast

SpaceX Starlink Group 6-56

Last Update: Launch success

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