Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink 13
Launch Complex 39A
Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
A batch of 60 satellites for Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.
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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 has many pads, on the East Coast of the US they own SLC-40 at Cape Canaveral and LC-39A at the Kennedy Space Center for their lower inclination launches. They also own SLC-4E at Vandenberg, California for their high inclination launches. Another site is also being developed at Boca Chica, Texas.
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 39
Consecutive Success 39
Maiden Flight 2018-05-11
Launch Failures 0
Core
Serial B1051
Status Active
Flight Proven Yes
Flights 6
Landing Attempt Yes
Landing Success Yes
Type ASDS
Location OCISLY
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