Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 4-2 & BlueWalker 3

Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 4-2 & BlueWalker 3

Launch Complex 39A
Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA

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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.

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Starlink Group 4-2 & BlueWalker 3

A batch of 34 satellites for Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system. BlueWalker 3 is a rideshare test satellite for AST SpaceMobile’s planned space-based cellular broadband network.

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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 258

Consecutive Success 258

Maiden Flight 2018-05-11

Launch Failures 0


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Serial B1058

Status lost

Flight Proven Yes

Flights 19


Landing Attempt Yes

Landing Success Yes

Type ASDS

Location ASOG


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SwGustav

2022-09-11T04:01:12+0000

Successful deployment of Starlink satellites and BlueWalker 3

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SwGustav

2022-09-11T01:20:12+0000

Liftoff

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SwGustav

2022-09-11T01:15:18+0000

Coverage live

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SwGustav

2022-09-11T00:31:15+0000

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Nosu

2022-09-09T18:57:25+0000

Setting GO

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Nosu

2022-09-08T16:04:49+0000

Adjusting T-0

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Nosu

2022-09-08T07:33:21+0000

Adjusting T-0

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Nosu

2022-09-08T06:39:01+0000

Updating T-0 to approximately 01:00 UTC (9pm EDT).

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Nosu

2022-09-07T11:40:32+0000

Weather 60%

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Nosu

2022-09-03T21:56:41+0000

Adjusting T-0

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Nosu

2022-09-01T07:03:26+0000

Reportedly targeting September 10 at approximately 23:50 UTC.

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Nosu

2022-08-16T06:54:28+0000

Adding rideshare payload

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Nosu

2022-08-10T08:51:08+0000

NET September

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Nosu

2022-06-02T07:08:20+0000

Adding launch NET August

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Starlink

Starlink is a satellite internet constellation operated by American aerospace company SpaceX

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