SpaceX Falcon 9 launches Starlink 6-97

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SpaceX launch of a batch of 29 Starlink v2-mini satellites for their second-generation high-speed low earth orbit internet satellite constellation. Launch Window: January 12th from 12:42PM to 4:42PM EST (17:42-21:42 UTC) Current T0: January 12th at 12:42PM EST (17:42 UTC) Mission: Falcon 9 launch of 29 Starlink v2 Mini satellites into orbit. Launch location: Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40), Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Earth. Target orbit: Low-Earth Orbit (LEO); 252x263km 43º orbit Booster: B1078-25; 58d 10h 57min 40s turnaround Past customer missions: Crew-6, O3b mPOWER B, USSF-124, BlueBird 1-5, Nusantara Lima. Past Starlink missions: 6-4, 6-8, 6-16, 6-31, 6-46, 6-53, 6-60, 10-2, 10-6, 10-13, 6-76, 12-6, 12-9, 12-16, 6-72, 6-84, 12-26, 10-26, 6-85. Booster recovery: Just Read The Instructions (JRTI) Fairing recovery: Bob Rocket trajectory: Southeast passing northeast of the Bahamas. Payload mass: Approximately 17 tonnes Stats: - SpaceX's 614th launch overall. - SpaceX's 5th launch of the year. - SpaceX's 5th launch of the month. - Earth's 6th orbital launch of the year. - Falcon's 234th launch since the last failure - Falcon 9's 586th orbital flight. - SpaceX's 301st launch from SLC-40. - 146th landing on JRTI out of 147 attempts. - 217th successful landing by a Falcon booster since the last failed one. - SpaceX's 344th launch dedicated to Starlink and the 97th Group 6 mission. ⚡ Become a member of NASASpaceflight's channel for exclusive disco

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