Falcon 9 Block 5 | NROL-146
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-146
First 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 331
Consecutive Success 34
Maiden Flight 2018-05-11
Launch Failures 1
Core
Serial B1071
Status active
Flight Proven Yes
Flights 19
Landing Attempt Yes
Landing Success Yes
Type ASDS
Location OCISLY
Updates
Nosu
2024-05-22T11:08:07+0000
Launch success confirmed
Cosmic_Penguin
2024-05-22T08:01:04+0000
Liftoff.
LL2
2024-05-22T07:46:13+0000
Unofficial Webcast by SPACE AFFAIRS has started
Cosmic_Penguin
2024-05-20T23:52:42+0000
GO for launch.
Cosmic_Penguin
2024-05-20T04:49:58+0000
NET May 22.
Cosmic_Penguin
2024-05-18T13:50:53+0000
NET May 21 per updated NOTAMs.
Cosmic_Penguin
2024-05-16T19:11:10+0000
GO for launch.
Cosmic_Penguin
2024-05-15T06:47:13+0000
Tweaked launch window per marine navigation warnings.
Cosmic_Penguin
2024-05-14T03:48:18+0000
Adding approximate launch time per marine navigation warnings.
Cosmic_Penguin
2024-05-01T23:36:48+0000
NET May 19.
Cosmic_Penguin
2024-04-19T09:26:14+0000
Added launch.
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