On Monday, February 15 at 10:59 p.m. EST, SpaceX launched 60 Starlink satellites from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.

This was the sixth launch of this Falcon 9 booster, which previously supported Dragon’s 19th and 20th cargo resupply missions to the International Space Station, SAOCOM 1B, NROL-108, and a Starlink mission.

You can watch a replay of this mission above.

COUNTDOWN

All Times Are Approximate

HR/MIN/SECEVENT
00:38:00SpaceX Launch Director verifies go for propellant load
00:35:00RP-1 (rocket grade kerosene) loading underway
00:35:001st stage LOX (liquid oxygen) loading underway
00:16:002nd stage LOX loading underway
00:07:00Falcon 9 begins engine chill prior to launch
00:01:00Command flight computer to begin final prelaunch checks
00:01:00Propellant tank pressurization to flight pressure begins
00:00:45SpaceX Launch Director verifies go for launch
00:00:03Engine controller commands engine ignition sequence to start
00:00:00Falcon 9 liftoff

LAUNCH, LANDING, AND DEPLOYMENT

All Times Are Approximate

HR/MIN/SECEVENT
00:01:12Max Q (moment of peak mechanical stress on the rocket)
00:02:321st stage main engine cutoff (MECO)
00:02:361st and 2nd stages separate
00:02:442nd stage engine starts
00:03:09Fairing deployment
00:06:411st stage entry burn complete
00:08:241st stage landing
00:08:472nd stage engine cutoff (SECO-1)
00:45:312nd stage engine restarts
00:45:322nd stage engine cutoff (SECO-2)
01:04:28Starlink satellites deploy

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