Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 6-2
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 6-2
A batch of 21 v2 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 342
Consecutive Success 45
Maiden Flight 2018-05-11
Launch Failures 1
Core
Serial B1073
Status active
Flight Proven Yes
Flights 19
Landing Attempt Yes
Landing Success Yes
Type ASDS
Location ASOG
Updates
Cosmic_Penguin
2023-04-19T15:38:42+0000
Launch success.
Jay
2023-04-19T14:31:28+0000
Liftoff of Falcon 9 carrying 21 Starlink v2 mini satellites
LL2
2023-04-19T14:22:42+0000
Livestream has started
Jay
2023-04-19T13:03:56+0000
Adjusting T-0 due to space weather (per LD on countdown net)
Nosu
2023-04-19T12:25:57+0000
Weather 80%
Cosmic_Penguin
2023-04-19T11:08:47+0000
New T-0.
Nosu
2023-04-19T07:22:17+0000
Adding seconds to T-0
Nosu
2023-04-19T06:32:12+0000
Updating T-0
Nosu
2023-04-18T19:10:23+0000
Setting GO
Cosmic_Penguin
2023-04-18T14:55:39+0000
Weather 85% GO.
Nosu
2023-04-16T16:06:21+0000
Weather 90%
Cosmic_Penguin
2023-04-15T05:03:14+0000
Updated T-0.
Cosmic_Penguin
2023-04-14T23:10:29+0000
Updated approximate launch time.
Nosu
2023-04-04T16:28:55+0000
Targeting April 19 at 13:33 UTC
Cosmic_Penguin
2023-03-24T00:29:39+0000
Delayed to NET April due to Starlink V2 Mini satellites troubleshooting.
Nosu
2023-03-23T08:10:18+0000
NET March 29 mid-morning EDT
Cosmic_Penguin
2023-03-13T22:16:17+0000
NET March 24 (note Group 6-2 identification is per Spaceflight Now’s Launch Schedule)
Nosu
2023-02-09T21:57:16+0000
Adding launch NET March
Programs
Starlink
Starlink is a satellite internet constellation operated by American aerospace company SpaceX
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