Falcon 9 Block 5 | Optus-X/TD7

Falcon 9 Block 5 | Optus-X/TD7

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.

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Optus-X/TD7

An unannounced geostationary communication satellite built by Northrop Grumman, alleged for the Australian telecommunications operator Optus. Details TBD.

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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 341

Consecutive Success 44

Maiden Flight 2018-05-11

Launch Failures 1


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Serial B1077

Status active

Flight Proven Yes

Flights 16


Landing Attempt Yes

Landing Success Yes

Type ASDS

Location ASOG


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Cosmic_Penguin

2024-11-18T01:38:00+0000

Launch success.

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Cosmic_Penguin

2024-11-17T22:28:00+0000

Liftoff.

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LL2

2024-11-17T22:12:00+0000

Unofficial Webcast by SPACE AFFAIRS has started

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Cosmic_Penguin

2024-11-17T21:20:00+0000

Now targeting Nov 17 at 22:28 UTC

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hitura-nobad

2024-11-17T21:12:00+0000

Now targeting Nov 17 at 22:08 UTC

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hitura-nobad

2024-11-17T20:47:00+0000

Now targeting Nov 17 at 21:48 UTC

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Nosu

2024-11-16T22:14:00+0000

Setting GO

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hitura-nobad

2024-11-16T15:40:00+0000

Weather is 95% favorable for launch.

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Cosmic_Penguin

2024-11-12T23:48:00+0000

Tweaked launch window.

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Cosmic_Penguin

2024-11-12T12:58:00+0000

Added launch window per marine navigation warnings.

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Cosmic_Penguin

2024-11-09T07:42:00+0000

Added launch.

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