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Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 10-10
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Oct. 15, 2024, 6:10 a.m.
Communications
A batch of 23 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.
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Oct 20, 2024
Falcon 9 Block 5 | OneWeb 20
Polar Orbit Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
A batch of 20 satellites for the OneWeb satellite constellation, which is intended to provide global Internet broadband service for individual consumers. The constellation is planned to have around 648 microsatellites (of which 60 are spares), around 150 kg each, operating in Ku-band from low Earth orbit.
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Oct 21, 2024
Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 6-61
Low Earth Orbit Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
A batch of satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.
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WHG-03
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