Falcon 9 Block 5 | NROL-113
Space Launch Complex 4E
Vandenberg SFB, CA, 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.
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.
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 317
Consecutive Success 20
Maiden Flight 2018-05-11
Launch Failures 1
Core
Serial B1063
Status active
Flight Proven Yes
Flights 20
Landing Attempt Yes
Landing Success Yes
Type ASDS
Location OCISLY
Updates
Cosmic_Penguin
2024-09-06T05:13:00+0000
Launch success.
Cosmic_Penguin
2024-09-06T03:20:00+0000
Liftoff.
Cosmic_Penguin
2024-09-04T23:20:00+0000
GO for launch.
Cosmic_Penguin
2024-09-03T00:48:43+0000
NET September 6 UTC per marine navigation warnings.
Cosmic_Penguin
2024-09-01T01:57:55+0000
NET September 5 UTC per NOTAMs A1065/24.
Cosmic_Penguin
2024-08-31T10:25:32+0000
No longer listed on NRO's mission launch page as of this moment.
Cosmic_Penguin
2024-08-27T16:41:52+0000
Rescheduled for September 3 UTC.
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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