Falcon 9 Block 5 | NROL-113

Falcon 9 Block 5 | NROL-113

Space Launch Complex 4E
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

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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.

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NROL-113

Third batch of satellites for a reconnaissance satellite constellation built by SpaceX and Northrop Grumman for the National Reconnaissance Office to provide imaging and other reconnaissance capabilities.

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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 322

Consecutive Success 25

Maiden Flight 2018-05-11

Launch Failures 1


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Serial B1063

Status active

Flight Proven Yes

Flights 20


Landing Attempt Yes

Landing Success Yes

Type ASDS

Location OCISLY


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Cosmic_Penguin

2024-09-06T05:13:00+0000

Launch success.

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Cosmic_Penguin

2024-09-06T03:20:00+0000

Liftoff.

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Cosmic_Penguin

2024-09-04T23:20:00+0000

GO for launch.

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Cosmic_Penguin

2024-09-03T00:48:43+0000

NET September 6 UTC per marine navigation warnings.

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Cosmic_Penguin

2024-09-01T01:57:55+0000

NET September 5 UTC per NOTAMs A1065/24.

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Cosmic_Penguin

2024-08-31T10:25:32+0000

No longer listed on NRO's mission launch page as of this moment.

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Cosmic_Penguin

2024-08-27T16:41:52+0000

Rescheduled for September 3 UTC.

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Cosmic_Penguin

2024-08-23T16:23:25+0000

Added launch (NRO launch number via https://www.countyofsb.org/4225/VSFB-SpaceX).

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