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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.
A batch of 51 satellites for Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.
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 312
Consecutive Success 15
Maiden Flight 2018-05-11
Launch Failures 1
Serial B1063
Status active
Flight Proven Yes
Flights 19
Landing Attempt Yes
Landing Success Yes
Type ASDS
Location OCISLY
SwGustav
2023-02-17T20:02:08+0000
Successful deployment of 51 Starlink satellites
SwGustav
2023-02-17T19:12:39+0000
Liftoff
SwGustav
2023-02-17T19:06:54+0000
Coverage live
Nosu
2023-02-17T07:06:54+0000
Adding seconds to T-0
Nosu
2023-02-15T20:16:37+0000
Setting GO
Cosmic_Penguin
2023-02-15T01:21:29+0000
NET February 17
Nosu
2023-02-14T16:46:16+0000
Delayed by a day
Nosu
2023-02-11T10:19:28+0000
Updating window
Nosu
2023-02-08T16:28:46+0000
Delayed to February 15
Nosu
2023-02-06T16:52:01+0000
Adding primary launch window on February 13.
Nosu
2022-12-21T21:11:44+0000
Adding launch NET January 2023
Starlink is a satellite internet constellation operated by American aerospace company SpaceX
2023-02-17T21:40:48+0000
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