SpaceX Retries Launch of 24 Starlink V2 Minis After Falcon 9 Abort
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Updated · Spaceflight Now · Jul 21
SpaceX Retries Launch of 24 Starlink V2 Minis After Falcon 9 Abort
3 articles · Updated · Spaceflight Now · Jul 21
Summary
SpaceX is set to make a second attempt Tuesday at 7:43 a.m. PDT to launch 24 Starlink V2 Mini satellites from Vandenberg after Monday’s countdown was halted at ignition.
The Starlink 17-39 mission will use Falcon 9 booster B1082 on its 23rd flight, with the first stage scheduled to land on droneship Of Course I Still Love You in the Pacific.
A successful recovery would mark the 212th landing on that vessel and SpaceX’s 640th booster landing overall.
The flight would be SpaceX’s 85th Falcon 9 launch of 2026 and its 67th this year dedicated to Starlink, a constellation now topping 10,800 spacecraft.