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10h to Starlink launch

https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2023/09/starlink-group-6-19/
> SpaceX to close out third quarter with record-breaking Starlink mission
> With this mission SpaceX will add another 22 Starlink v2 Mini satellites to its Starlink constellation, bringing the total number of satellites launched to 5,200. Out of these, 4,827 remain in orbit while 4,199 satellites are now in their operational orbits.
> According to data from astronomer Jonathan McDowell, in the third quarter of 2023, SpaceX has added 502 satellites to its Starlink constellation. The company has also brought up to operational orbit 511 satellites since.
> At the beginning of the year, SpaceX was targeting to launch 100 times in 2023. The current pace would put the company at 94 launches by the year’s end but, as usual, an increase in cadence is expected in the remaining three months of the year.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n8mKreIf6Fk