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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 22 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 B1061
Status active
Flight Proven Yes
Flights 22
Landing Attempt Yes
Landing Success Yes
Type ASDS
Location OCISLY
hitura-nobad
2024-01-14T10:04:04+0000
Launch Success
hitura-nobad
2024-01-14T08:59:53+0000
Liftoff
LL2
2024-01-14T08:51:13+0000
Livestream has started
Cosmic_Penguin
2024-01-13T19:02:45+0000
Tweaked T-0.
Cosmic_Penguin
2024-01-13T08:49:22+0000
Scrubbed for the day.
Cosmic_Penguin
2024-01-12T05:08:00+0000
Launch time is to the second.
Cosmic_Penguin
2024-01-12T02:57:46+0000
Delayed to January 13 due to weather.
Cosmic_Penguin
2024-01-10T23:22:58+0000
Delayed to January 12.
Cosmic_Penguin
2024-01-10T05:57:25+0000
Updated launch time to the second.
Cosmic_Penguin
2024-01-10T02:23:56+0000
Confirmed slip to January 11.
Cosmic_Penguin
2024-01-10T00:02:41+0000
1 day delay per NOTAMs; not confirmed by SpaceX yet.
Nosu
2024-01-08T22:54:03+0000
Setting GO
Nosu
2024-01-08T22:44:25+0000
Updating window with launch opportunities
Cosmic_Penguin
2024-01-07T12:21:13+0000
NET January 10 UTC per NOTAMs.
Cosmic_Penguin
2024-01-06T16:02:30+0000
Slip to NET January 9 UTC per new NOTAMs.
Cosmic_Penguin
2024-01-03T06:21:09+0000
Added launch window per marine navigation warnings.
Nosu
2024-01-02T21:42:51+0000
Targeting NET January 8 per NOTAM R0003/24
Nosu
2023-10-14T18:49:07+0000
Adding launch
Starlink is a satellite internet constellation operated by American aerospace company SpaceX