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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 342
Consecutive Success 45
Maiden Flight 2018-05-11
Launch Failures 1
Serial B1077
Status active
Flight Proven Yes
Flights 16
Landing Attempt Yes
Landing Success Yes
Type ASDS
Location JRTI
Cosmic_Penguin
2024-04-17T23:18:52+0000
Launch success.
Cosmic_Penguin
2024-04-17T21:26:21+0000
Liftoff.
LL2
2024-04-17T21:19:33+0000
Unofficial Re-stream by SPACE AFFAIRS has started
Nosu
2024-04-17T06:17:04+0000
Launch window accurate to the second
Nosu
2024-04-16T21:37:07+0000
Setting GO
Nosu
2024-04-16T12:03:36+0000
Weather 90%
Cosmic_Penguin
2024-04-13T03:03:51+0000
Assigning launch pad.
Cosmic_Penguin
2024-04-12T16:49:48+0000
Updated launch window.
Nosu
2024-04-11T13:16:12+0000
Adding window opening time
Cosmic_Penguin
2024-04-11T01:24:07+0000
Targeting NET April 17 UTC per NOTAM F1372/24 and A1244/24.
Cosmic_Penguin
2024-03-28T01:41:14+0000
Adding launch.
Starlink is a satellite internet constellation operated by American aerospace company SpaceX
2024-04-22T20:33:49+0000
Teslarati
2024-04-15T21:27:43+0000
NASASpaceflight