Mission: Starlink Group 11-14
A batch of 28 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation – SpaceX’s space-based Web communication system undertaking.
Sort: CommunicationOrbit: Low Earth OrbitLaunch Price: $52,000,000 USD
Rocket: SpaceX Falcon 9 Block 5
Falcon 9 is a two-stage rocket designed and manufactured by SpaceX for the dependable and protected transport of satellites and the Dragon spacecraft into orbit. The Block 5 variant is the fifth main sequence, aiming to enhance speedy reusability capabilities.
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Touchdown: Core B1093
The primary stage of Falcon 9, B1093, will try a touchdown on ASDS OCISLY after its eighth flight. Booster B1093 final launched on October 15, 2025, and has accomplished 7 profitable launches and landings. The Falcon 9 booster is first debuting on Starlink Group 11-11.
Of Course I Nonetheless Love You – OCISLYThe second ASDS barge, Of Course I Nonetheless Love You (OCISLY), is deployed within the Pacific Ocean and was the location of the primary profitable Falcon 9 first-stage touchdown in the course of the CRS-8 mission, launching a Dragon spacecraft to the Worldwide Area Station.
Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship – ASDSAn autonomous spaceport drone ship (ASDS) is an ocean-going vessel derived from a deck barge, outfitted with station-keeping engines and a big touchdown platform. The development of such ships was commissioned by the aerospace firm SpaceX to allow the restoration of rocket first levels at sea for high-velocity missions that don’t carry sufficient gasoline to return to the launch website after inserting a spacecraft into orbit.
