Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 4-20 & Varuna-TDM
Space Launch Complex 40
Cape Canaveral SFS, 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.
Starlink Group 4-20 & Varuna-TDM
A batch of 51 satellites for Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system. Spaceflight's propulsive Sherpa-LTC2 space tug is also onboard as a rideshare to deploy into Boeing’s Varuna Technology Demonstration Mission in a higher orbit.
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 332
Consecutive Success 35
Maiden Flight 2018-05-11
Launch Failures 1
Core
Serial B1052
Status expended
Flight Proven Yes
Flights 8
Landing Attempt Yes
Landing Success Yes
Type ASDS
Location JRTI
Updates
SwGustav
2022-09-05T03:55:28+0000
Successful deployment of 51 Starlink satellites and Sherpa-LTC rideshare
SwGustav
2022-09-05T02:09:58+0000
Liftoff
SwGustav
2022-09-05T02:03:28+0000
Coverage is live
SwGustav
2022-09-03T21:43:15+0000
Setting GO
Cosmic_Penguin
2022-09-03T03:41:27+0000
New launch time
Nosu
2022-09-01T15:06:40+0000
Weather 80%
Cosmic_Penguin
2022-08-23T02:11:54+0000
Adjusting T-0
Nosu
2022-08-22T06:11:18+0000
Targeting September 4 evening EDT.
Nosu
2022-08-19T06:59:08+0000
Targeting September 4
Nosu
2022-08-16T06:50:50+0000
Adding rideshare payload
Nosu
2022-08-15T20:00:13+0000
NET September
Nosu
2022-05-23T09:11:43+0000
Adding launch NET late June
Programs
Starlink
Starlink is a satellite internet constellation operated by American aerospace company SpaceX
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