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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 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 357
Consecutive Success 60
Maiden Flight 2018-05-11
Launch Failures 1
Serial B1081
Status active
Flight Proven Yes
Flights 12
Landing Attempt Yes
Landing Success Yes
Type ASDS
Location ASOG
Cosmic_Penguin
2023-12-19T05:07:51+0000
Launch success.
Cosmic_Penguin
2023-12-19T04:01:27+0000
Liftoff.
Cosmic_Penguin
2023-12-19T03:43:14+0000
T-0 is to the second.
LL2
2023-12-19T03:02:15+0000
Livestream has started
Cosmic_Penguin
2023-12-18T23:24:44+0000
GO for launch.
Cosmic_Penguin
2023-12-17T18:29:27+0000
Delayed to December 19 UTC.
hitura-nobad
2023-12-16T20:12:54+0000
Weather 40% GO
Cosmic_Penguin
2023-12-14T15:19:50+0000
NET December 18 UTC per new marine navigation warnings.
Cosmic_Penguin
2023-12-13T18:16:38+0000
Delayed due to unfavorable weather forecasts, next attempt TBD.
Cosmic_Penguin
2023-12-13T07:57:21+0000
Added seconds.
Nosu
2023-12-13T07:41:06+0000
Weather 20%
Cosmic_Penguin
2023-12-13T05:05:46+0000
Updated new launch window.
Cosmic_Penguin
2023-12-13T04:58:47+0000
Scrubbed due to high ground-level winds; next attempt NET December 14 UTC.
Cosmic_Penguin
2023-12-13T04:38:13+0000
Hold.
Cosmic_Penguin
2023-12-13T03:30:02+0000
New T-0.
LL2
2023-12-13T03:00:35+0000
Livestream has started
Cosmic_Penguin
2023-12-12T23:27:51+0000
Tweaked T-0.
Cosmic_Penguin
2023-12-12T06:35:49+0000
New weather forecast.
Cosmic_Penguin
2023-12-12T03:53:02+0000
Tweaked launch window.
Jay
2023-12-12T01:10:34+0000
Launch delayed 24 hours following scrub of USSF-52.
hitura-nobad
2023-12-11T20:17:50+0000
Setting GO
Cosmic_Penguin
2023-12-11T06:20:17+0000
Updated T-0.
Cosmic_Penguin
2023-12-10T18:58:51+0000
24 hours slip.
Cosmic_Penguin
2023-12-09T16:52:30+0000
Weather 20% GO at start of window, 50% towards end.
Cosmic_Penguin
2023-12-05T16:42:01+0000
NET December 11 UTC.
Cosmic_Penguin
2023-12-05T00:41:41+0000
Targeting December 10 UTC per NOTAM F4140/23
Nosu
2023-09-22T12:40:06+0000
Adding launch
Starlink is a satellite internet constellation operated by American aerospace company SpaceX
2023-12-13T20:57:34+0000
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