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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 22 satellites for the 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 B1067
Status active
Flight Proven Yes
Flights 21
Landing Attempt Yes
Landing Success Yes
Type ASDS
Location ASOG
Cosmic_Penguin
2023-10-14T00:12:37+0000
Launch success.
Cosmic_Penguin
2023-10-13T23:01:34+0000
Liftoff.
Cosmic_Penguin
2023-10-13T16:44:55+0000
GO for launch.
Jay
2023-10-13T03:03:57+0000
Setting seconds for T-0 and adjusting window. This T-0 is dependent on Psyche launch operations.
Nosu
2023-10-12T19:34:14+0000
Weather 60%, trending towards 80% at the end of the window
Cosmic_Penguin
2023-10-12T02:56:38+0000
NET October 13 LT.
Cosmic_Penguin
2023-10-11T22:55:10+0000
Updating tentative launch times for October 12.
Cosmic_Penguin
2023-10-11T14:26:28+0000
NET October 12 LT.
Nosu
2023-10-10T19:21:29+0000
Weather 25%
Cosmic_Penguin
2023-10-10T09:26:16+0000
Added new tentative launch window per NOTAMs; pending schedule de-conflict with Falcon Heavy/Psyche.
Jay
2023-10-09T20:22:47+0000
Next launch opportunity is TBD. Priority is the NASA Psyche launch, currently NET Thursday.
Nosu
2023-10-09T15:51:25+0000
Setting GO
Cosmic_Penguin
2023-10-09T03:48:56+0000
Scrubbed due to upper level winds, next possible attempt tomorrow.
Cosmic_Penguin
2023-10-09T03:39:29+0000
Hold.
Cosmic_Penguin
2023-10-09T01:51:21+0000
New T-0.
Nosu
2023-10-08T20:39:43+0000
Updating T-0
Nosu
2023-10-08T19:25:26+0000
Weather 80%
Cosmic_Penguin
2023-10-08T06:54:17+0000
Tweaked launch window.
Cosmic_Penguin
2023-10-06T23:21:07+0000
GO for launch.
Cosmic_Penguin
2023-10-04T18:10:26+0000
Added launch window.
Nosu
2023-10-04T14:39:14+0000
Targeting October 9 per the latest NGA Space Debris notices
Nosu
2023-05-22T09:29:20+0000
Adding launch
Starlink is a satellite internet constellation operated by American aerospace company SpaceX
2023-10-09T15:34:38+0000
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