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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 52 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 B1071
Status active
Flight Proven Yes
Flights 17
Landing Attempt Yes
Landing Success Yes
Type ASDS
Location OCISLY
SwGustav
2022-10-06T00:17:29+0000
Successful deployment of 52 Starlink satellites
SwGustav
2022-10-05T23:10:53+0000
Liftoff
SwGustav
2022-10-05T23:04:48+0000
Coverage live
SwGustav
2022-10-04T20:44:16+0000
Delaying by 24 hours due to Crew-5 being priority
SwGustav
2022-10-03T23:09:46+0000
Delayed by 24 hours, T-0 provided by CelesTrak. Setting TBC as the launch attempt will be delayed again if Crew-5 stays on track (as it currently is).
SwGustav
2022-09-30T23:35:05+0000
Adding T-0 and setting GO
Cosmic_Penguin
2022-09-29T16:23:34+0000
Added launch date and window per marine space closure notices
Nosu
2022-09-14T17:13:56+0000
NET October
Nosu
2022-09-01T08:16:47+0000
Adding launch NET late September
Starlink is a satellite internet constellation operated by American aerospace company SpaceX
2022-10-05T22:47:00+0000
NASASpaceflight
2022-10-05T02:10:33+0000
Teslarati
2022-10-03T21:30:30+0000
Teslarati