Falcon 9 Block 5 | Galileo L12 (FOC FM25 & FM27)
Launch Complex 39A
Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
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SpaceX
Space Exploration Technologies Corp., known as SpaceX, is an American aerospace manufacturer and space transport services company headquartered in Hawthorne, California. It was founded in 2002 by entrepreneur Elon Musk with the goal of reducing space transportation costs and enabling the colonization of Mars. SpaceX operates from many pads, on the East Coast of the US they operate from SLC-40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station and historic LC-39A at Kennedy Space Center. They also operate from SLC-4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, usually for polar launches. Another launch site is being developed at Boca Chica, Texas.
Galileo L12 (FOC FM25 & FM27)
Two satellites for Europe's Galileo navigation system. Originally planned for launch on Soyuz-ST and then Ariane 6 but both were unavailable. Galileo provides Europe with an alternative to the American GPS and Russian GLONASS constellations, but will be interoperable with both systems.
Falcon 9 Block 5
Height 70.00 Meters
Max Stages 2
Mass To GTO 8300 kg
Liftoff Thrust 7607 kN
Diameter 3.65 Meters
Mass To LEO 22800 kg
Liftoff Mass 549 Tonnes
Launch Success 272
Consecutive Success 272
Maiden Flight 2018-05-11
Launch Failures 0
Core
Serial B1060
Status expended
Flight Proven Yes
Flights 20
Landing Attempt No
Landing Success Unknown
Type EXP
Location ATL
Updates
Cosmic_Penguin
2024-04-28T05:21:25+0000
Launch success.
Cosmic_Penguin
2024-04-28T00:35:11+0000
Liftoff.
LL2
2024-04-28T00:21:43+0000
Unofficial Re-stream by SPACE AFFAIRS has started
Cosmic_Penguin
2024-04-26T21:48:22+0000
GO for launch.
Nosu
2024-04-26T15:14:21+0000
Weather 75%
Cosmic_Penguin
2024-04-23T13:45:52+0000
Added launch window per marine navigation warnings.
Cosmic_Penguin
2024-04-18T01:26:01+0000
NET April 28.
Cosmic_Penguin
2024-04-15T09:22:54+0000
No longer scheduled for April 22.
Nosu
2024-01-21T10:14:10+0000
Delayed to April 22
Nosu
2023-12-22T16:19:42+0000
Targeting April 1st
Cosmic_Penguin
2023-11-07T15:16:24+0000
NET April 2024.
Nosu
2023-10-05T09:29:30+0000
Moving the launch to Falcon 9 TBD 2024 pending official confirmation
SwGustav
2022-02-26T07:05:31+0000
Delaying the launch due to Russia's announcement of withdrawal from Guiana Space Center. Awaiting further info
Nosu
2022-01-28T20:04:30+0000
Targeting April 6 at 00:31:51 UTC.
Nosu
2021-03-14T08:45:57+0000
Moved from Ariane 6 to Soyuz ST. Now NET March 2022
Programs
Galileo
Galileo is a global navigation satellite system (GNSS) that went live in 2016, created by the European Union through the European Space Agency (ESA), operated by the European Union Agency for the Space Programme (EUSPA).
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