Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 6-42
Launch Complex 39A
Kennedy Space Center, 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 6-42
A batch of 23 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 B1060
Status expended
Flight Proven Yes
Flights 20
Landing Attempt Yes
Landing Success Yes
Type ASDS
Location JRTI
Updates
Cosmic_Penguin
2024-03-24T04:17:01+0000
Launch success.
Cosmic_Penguin
2024-03-24T03:09:23+0000
Liftoff.
LL2
2024-03-24T03:00:15+0000
Unofficial Re-stream by SPACE AFFAIRS has started
JRascagneres
2024-03-23T23:30:08+0000
Updating T-0
Nosu
2024-03-23T23:21:27+0000
Updating T-0
Nosu
2024-03-23T18:29:44+0000
Adjusting T-0
Cosmic_Penguin
2024-03-23T03:55:42+0000
Launch window is to the second.
hitura-nobad
2024-03-22T20:15:55+0000
Launch delayed by 1 day due to weather
Cosmic_Penguin
2024-03-22T03:41:13+0000
GO for launch.
hitura-nobad
2024-03-21T14:54:48+0000
Weather 25% Go
Cosmic_Penguin
2024-03-21T12:19:39+0000
Tweaked launch window.
Cosmic_Penguin
2024-03-16T16:53:14+0000
24 hours slip per marine navigation warnings.
Cosmic_Penguin
2024-03-15T04:31:06+0000
Slipped to March 22.
Cosmic_Penguin
2024-03-13T15:44:16+0000
Targeting NET March 21 UTC per NOTAM A0904/24.
Cosmic_Penguin
2024-03-05T08:37:48+0000
Next East Coast Starlink launch determined to be not 6-42 per NOTAMs.
Cosmic_Penguin
2024-03-04T15:18:20+0000
NET March 10.
Cosmic_Penguin
2024-03-04T01:51:15+0000
Delayed to March 8 EST.
Cosmic_Penguin
2024-03-03T04:00:16+0000
Updated tentative launch date and time per marine navigation warnings.
Cosmic_Penguin
2024-01-11T03:13:42+0000
Moved launch to Cape Canaveral per newest FCC license filings.
Nosu
2023-06-22T06:38:02+0000
Adding launch
Programs
Starlink
Starlink is a satellite internet constellation operated by American aerospace company SpaceX
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