Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 6-12

Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 6-12

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 6-12

A batch of 21 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.

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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 357

Consecutive Success 60

Maiden Flight 2018-05-11

Launch Failures 1


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Serial B1073

Status active

Flight Proven Yes

Flights 19


Landing Attempt Yes

Landing Success Yes

Type ASDS

Location JRTI


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SwGustav

2023-09-04T04:15:44+0000

Successful deployment of 21 Starlink satellites

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SwGustav

2023-09-04T02:48:26+0000

Liftoff

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SwGustav

2023-09-03T23:17:01+0000

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Nosu

2023-09-03T18:54:00+0000

Updating T-0

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Nosu

2023-09-02T08:33:47+0000

Updating precision to seconds

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Nosu

2023-09-01T21:29:57+0000

Updating T-0 and setting GO

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Nosu

2023-09-01T17:56:50+0000

Weather 90%

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Nosu

2023-09-01T07:24:20+0000

Adding approximate T-0

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Nosu

2023-08-31T08:01:06+0000

Adding window on September 3/4 per latest NGA notice

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Nosu

2023-05-22T08:31:49+0000

Adding launch

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Starlink

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

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