Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 6-17
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 6-17
A batch of 22 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.
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 343
Consecutive Success 46
Maiden Flight 2018-05-11
Launch Failures 1
Core
Serial B1058
Status lost
Flight Proven Yes
Flights 19
Landing Attempt Yes
Landing Success Yes
Type ASDS
Location ASOG
Updates
Cosmic_Penguin
2023-09-20T04:45:43+0000
Launch success; satellites deployed.
Cosmic_Penguin
2023-09-20T03:40:10+0000
Liftoff.
Jay
2023-09-20T02:23:40+0000
Delayed to first backup opportunity (03:38:10 UTC)
Cosmic_Penguin
2023-09-19T00:50:44+0000
GO for launch.
Nosu
2023-09-18T20:43:24+0000
Updating T-0 and launch window
Nosu
2023-09-18T18:11:32+0000
Weather 60%
Cosmic_Penguin
2023-09-16T14:03:20+0000
Tweaked launch period (~02:00 UTC per https://www.launchphotography.com/Launch_Viewing_Guide.html)
Nosu
2023-09-15T09:44:50+0000
Delayed by a day
Nosu
2023-09-14T07:21:41+0000
Adding approximate launch window
Nosu
2023-09-13T06:36:39+0000
Targeting September 19 per NOTAM F3022/23
Nosu
2023-05-22T09:10:57+0000
Adding launch
Programs
Starlink
Starlink is a satellite internet constellation operated by American aerospace company SpaceX
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