SpaceX Starlink Group 7-16 Launch

SpaceX did an out-of-sequence launch of 20 Starlink** and 2 Starshield satellites, the former into Generation 2 Group 7 on 2024-03-19 at 02:28 UTC. The launch was from Space Launch Complex 4 East at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. The Starlink operational orbit will be 525 km circular at 53°. This was the 10th flight of booster B1075 with a turnaround time of 50 days. Booster recovery was on the droneship Of Course I Still Love You .

** https://twitter.com/Cosmic_Penguin/status/1769921066594639961 Several conflicting reports. Some say 22 and no Starshield.

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