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Starlink 8-5 launch bulletin (self.spacex)

submitted 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) by threelonmusketeers to c/spacex

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Starlink Group 8-5 launch out of SLC-40 in Florida currently scheduled for 2024-06-05 02:16 UTC, or 2024-06-04 10:16 local time (EDT). Booster 1067-20 to land on Just Read the Instructions.

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Space Affairs: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GYgdd1HpKqQ
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SpaceX: https://x.com/SpaceX/status/1798175816880394271
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[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago

Someone pointed out in another thread that these things are too low to stay in orbit without upkeep from their thrusters, so even if a satellite dies, it will just burn up on its own.