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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 23 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 B1062
Status destroyed
Flight Proven Yes
Flights 23
Landing Attempt Yes
Landing Success Yes
Type ASDS
Location ASOG
Cosmic_Penguin
2024-03-16T01:33:28+0000
Launch success.
SwGustav
2024-03-16T00:21:31+0000
Liftoff
LL2
2024-03-16T00:12:17+0000
Official Webcast by SPACE AFFAIRS has started
SwGustav
2024-03-15T23:48:10+0000
Updating T-0
hitura-nobad
2024-03-15T21:11:06+0000
T-0 now 23:57 UTC
Cosmic_Penguin
2024-03-15T17:55:40+0000
GO for launch.
Cosmic_Penguin
2024-03-15T00:01:10+0000
Scrubbed for the day due to transporter erector cradle arms problem.
Cosmic_Penguin
2024-03-14T23:02:58+0000
Hold.
LL2
2024-03-14T22:56:33+0000
Livestream has started
Cosmic_Penguin
2024-03-14T02:05:52+0000
Delayed 1 day confirmed.
Cosmic_Penguin
2024-03-14T01:46:35+0000
Probably scrubbed for the day, awaiting confirmation.
Cosmic_Penguin
2024-03-14T01:37:38+0000
Hold.
Cosmic_Penguin
2024-03-14T00:54:42+0000
New T-0.
Cosmic_Penguin
2024-03-13T23:20:36+0000
New T-0.
LL2
2024-03-13T22:53:09+0000
Livestream has started
Cosmic_Penguin
2024-03-13T22:39:01+0000
New T-0.
Nosu
2024-03-13T12:50:36+0000
Weather 60%
Cosmic_Penguin
2024-03-13T06:51:09+0000
Launch time is to the second.
Cosmic_Penguin
2024-03-13T00:34:37+0000
GO for launch.
Cosmic_Penguin
2024-03-09T04:06:32+0000
Refined launch window.
Nosu
2024-03-08T07:57:20+0000
Adding approximate launch window
Cosmic_Penguin
2024-03-08T02:46:13+0000
NET late March 13 UTC per marine navigation warnings.
Cosmic_Penguin
2024-02-04T13:20:09+0000
Added launch.
Starlink is a satellite internet constellation operated by American aerospace company SpaceX
2024-03-17T14:54:28+0000
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