Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 4-20 & Varuna-TDM

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.

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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.

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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 334

Consecutive Success 37

Maiden Flight 2018-05-11

Launch Failures 1


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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

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SwGustav

2022-09-05T02:09:58+0000

Liftoff

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SwGustav

2022-09-05T02:03:28+0000

Coverage is live

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SwGustav

2022-09-03T21:43:15+0000

Setting GO

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Cosmic_Penguin

2022-09-03T03:41:27+0000

New launch time

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Nosu

2022-09-01T15:06:40+0000

Weather 80%

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Cosmic_Penguin

2022-08-23T02:11:54+0000

Adjusting T-0

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Nosu

2022-08-22T06:11:18+0000

Targeting September 4 evening EDT.

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Nosu

2022-08-19T06:59:08+0000

Targeting September 4

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Nosu

2022-08-16T06:50:50+0000

Adding rideshare payload

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Nosu

2022-08-15T20:00:13+0000

NET September

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Nosu

2022-05-23T09:11:43+0000

Adding launch NET late June

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Programs

Starlink

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

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