Falcon 9 Block 5 Flight 72 | Starlink v0.9
The first large Starlink deployment placed 60 flat-panel v0.9 test satellites into low Earth orbit to validate constellation operations, phased-array communications, and krypton Hall-effect propulsion at scale. B1049 flew for the third time and landed on Of Course I Still Love You.
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- Starlink v0.9Starlink-1Starlink test deploymentFalcon 9 F072Falcon 9 Flight 72
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- Falcon 9 Block 5 Flight 72 | Starlink v0.9
- Status
- completed
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- Description
- The first large Starlink deployment placed 60 flat-panel v0.9 test satellites into low Earth orbit to validate constellation operations, phased-array communications, and krypton Hall-effect propulsion at scale. B1049 flew for the third time and landed on Of Course I Still Love You.
- End Date
- 2019-05-24
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- Outcome
- Successfully deployed 60 Starlink v0.9 satellites; booster B1049 completed its third drone-ship landing
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- Starlink constellation deployment
- Start Date
- 2019-05-24
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- Creation Time
- July 19, 2026 at 10:37:02 UTC
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- Updated Time
- July 19, 2026 at 19:28:14 UTC
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