Starlink Group 8-10

21 v2 mini Starlinks - 13 with direct-to-cell - delivered to the 53° shell from SLC-40 on B1069's 18th flight.

Group 8-10 was the first half of a record-setting back-to-back: Starlink Group 9-5 lifted off from Vandenberg's SLC-4E just 1 hour 5 minutes later, setting a new record for the shortest interval between launches from different pads. The pair also marked SpaceX's return to flight after an FAA stand-down following a booster landing failure days earlier.