SpaceX’s Falcon 9 successfully launched 28 smallsats of Starlink‘s Group 6-92 on Tuesday, May 6 to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. Liftoff was at 9:17 p.m. ET. These smallsats will help SpaceX’s Starlink smallsat constellation continue to increase. Photos by Satnews.
This is the seventh flight for the first stage booster supporting this mission, which previously launched Crew-9, RRT-1, Firefly Blue Ghost Mission 1, Fram2 and two Starlink missions. Following stage separation, the first stage landed on the Just Read the Instructions droneship, which was stationed in the Atlantic Ocean.
SpaceX plans Tuesday Starlink Group 6-92 launch of 28 smallsats
Starlink Group 6-93 originally planned for Saturday, May 3, is now targeting Tuesday, May 6 for a Falcon 9 launch of 28 Starlink smallsats to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. These satellites will add to SpaceX’s Starlink smallsat constellation. Liftoff is targeted for 8:22 p.m. ET, with backup opportunities available until 12:22 a.m. ET on Wednesday, May 7. If needed, additional opportunities are also available on Wednesday, May 7 starting at 7:30 p.m. ET.
A live webcast of this mission will begin about five minutes prior to liftoff, which you can watch on X @SpaceX. You can also watch the webcast on the new X TV app.
This is the seventh flight for the first stage booster supporting this mission, which previously launched Crew-9, RRT-1, Firefly Blue Ghost Mission 1, Fram2 and two Starlink missions. Following stage separation, the first stage will land on the Just Read the Instructions droneship, which will be stationed in the Atlantic Ocean.
The Falcon 9 first stage will attempt to land on one of two East Coast ASDS after its flight. The mission costs $52 million.