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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 55 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication.
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 357
Consecutive Success 60
Maiden Flight 2018-05-11
Launch Failures 1
Serial B1062
Status destroyed
Flight Proven Yes
Flights 23
Landing Attempt Yes
Landing Success Yes
Type ASDS
Location ASOG
Cosmic_Penguin
2023-02-12T06:16:04+0000
Launch success
Cosmic_Penguin
2023-02-12T05:10:43+0000
Liftoff
Cosmic_Penguin
2023-02-12T05:01:09+0000
Webcast started
Nosu
2023-02-10T23:36:16+0000
Setting GO
Nosu
2023-02-10T15:03:11+0000
Weather 20%
Cosmic_Penguin
2023-02-10T04:30:52+0000
Updated T-0
Nosu
2023-02-09T17:58:17+0000
Weather 30%
Cosmic_Penguin
2023-02-08T17:24:20+0000
NET February 12 per NOTAMs
Cosmic_Penguin
2023-02-06T14:19:01+0000
Added launch window per air/marine navigation warnings.
Nosu
2023-02-02T20:30:53+0000
Setting pad
Cosmic_Penguin
2023-02-02T17:37:24+0000
NET February 11
Nosu
2022-12-22T09:22:52+0000
Adding launch NET January 2023
Starlink is a satellite internet constellation operated by American aerospace company SpaceX
2023-02-17T15:35:29+0000
NASASpaceflight
2023-02-11T07:01:19+0000
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