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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 49 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system. This launch carries D-Orbit’s ION SCV009 Eclectic Elena as a rideshare payload.
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 B1071
Status active
Flight Proven Yes
Flights 17
Landing Attempt Yes
Landing Success Yes
Type ASDS
Location OCISLY
Nosu
2023-01-31T17:44:39+0000
Successful launch of 49 Starlink satellites and D-Orbit's ION SCV009 Eclectic Elena spacecraft.
Nosu
2023-01-31T16:15:14+0000
Liftoff
Nosu
2023-01-31T16:09:16+0000
Live coverage has started
Cosmic_Penguin
2023-01-30T17:10:59+0000
24 hours slip
Cosmic_Penguin
2023-01-30T13:59:43+0000
New T-0
Cosmic_Penguin
2023-01-30T05:25:01+0000
New T-0
Nosu
2023-01-29T13:32:54+0000
Delayed by a day
SwGustav
2023-01-28T09:56:04+0000
Setting GO & adding rideshare
Nosu
2023-01-27T13:43:24+0000
Updating T-0, pending a T-0 update expected from SpaceX on Saturday.
Cosmic_Penguin
2023-01-26T18:02:07+0000
Updated launch time.
Cosmic_Penguin
2023-01-24T09:35:51+0000
NET January 29 per marine navigation warnings.
Nosu
2022-12-20T08:37:52+0000
Adding launch NET January
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