UPDATE: On Sunday, July 9 at 11:58 p.m. ET, Falcon 9 launched 22 Starlink V2 Minis to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Base in Florida.
This was the 16th flight for the first stage booster supporting this mission, which previously launched Crew Demo-2, ANASIS-II, CRS-21, Transporter-1, Transporter-3, and now eleven Starlink missions.
Following stage separation, the first stage successfully landed on the Of Course I Still Love You droneship, that is stationed in the Pacific Ocean.
On Sunday, July 9 at 11:58 p.m. ET (3:58 UTC on July 10) SpaceX is targeting a Falcon 9 launch of 22 Starlink V2 Minis to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Base in Florida. The Falcon 9 launch will set a new reusability standard.
The 22 satellites are V2 Minis, described as a newer and more powerful version of SpaceX’s broadband satellites. Gen 1 is round in shape, whereas Gen 2 is square or rectangular shaped. Secondly, Gen 1 is larger and heavier than gen 2 and has an ethernet port, while Gen 2 does not. Even though their name is Mini, these small sats are actually larger than the previous Starlink version.
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