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Starlink Group 7-15 launch bulletin 2024-02-22/23 (sh.itjust.works)
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Time for another Starlink mission. This one's an evening launch from Vandenburg. It will be the 19th flight of booster B1061.

| Scheduled for (UTC) | 2024-02-23 04:11 | |

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| | Scheduled for (local) | 2024-02-22 20:11 (PST) | | Mission | Starlink Group 7-15 | | Launch site | SLC-4E, Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, USA. | | Vehicle | Falcon 9 | | Booster | B1061 19th Flight | | Landing | ADSD Of Course I Still Love You at T+00:08:23 | | Inclination | 53° Why? | | Payload | 22 x Starlink V2 Mini deployed at T+01:02:17 | | Customer | SpaceX | | Mission success criteria | Successful launch and delivery of payload to low earth orbit|

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[–] threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Interesting note: https://x.com/SpaceX/status/1760882381148623202#m

One of the nine Merlin engines powering tonight's first stage is our flight leader, powering its 22nd mission to Earth orbit

I didn't know that the engine flight leader numbers were higher than the booster flight leaders. I wonder how this occurred?

I assumed that they swapped out engines only when they needed refurbishment, and that the engines would always have fewer flights than the boosters. I guess some older engines have been reinstalled in younger boosters?