Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 7-18
Space Launch Complex 4E
Vandenberg SFB, CA, 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 7-18
A batch of 22 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 B1071
Status active
Flight Proven Yes
Flights 20
Landing Attempt Yes
Landing Success Yes
Type ASDS
Location OCISLY
Updates
Cosmic_Penguin
2024-04-02T03:40:05+0000
Launch success.
Cosmic_Penguin
2024-04-02T02:30:42+0000
Liftoff.
LL2
2024-04-02T02:21:48+0000
Unofficial Webcast by SPACE AFFAIRS has started
Cosmic_Penguin
2024-03-31T18:03:55+0000
Rescheduled for April 2nd UTC.
Cosmic_Penguin
2024-03-31T09:17:25+0000
NET April 1 UTC, weather pending.
Cosmic_Penguin
2024-03-31T05:26:04+0000
Scrubbed for the day due to weather; next attempt TBD.
hitura-nobad
2024-03-31T05:08:08+0000
New T-0 (06:30 UTC)
Cosmic_Penguin
2024-03-31T04:55:07+0000
New T-0.
Cosmic_Penguin
2024-03-31T04:10:07+0000
New T-0.
Cosmic_Penguin
2024-03-31T03:01:23+0000
New T-0.
Cosmic_Penguin
2024-03-31T01:49:44+0000
New T-0.
hitura-nobad
2024-03-29T18:58:33+0000
launch delayed by 1 day
Cosmic_Penguin
2024-03-29T03:55:10+0000
Launch time is to the second.
Cosmic_Penguin
2024-03-29T03:12:53+0000
Confirmed launching March 30 UTC.
Cosmic_Penguin
2024-03-29T03:10:06+0000
Scrubbed for the day.
Cosmic_Penguin
2024-03-29T00:11:51+0000
New T-0.
Cosmic_Penguin
2024-03-28T18:33:21+0000
Launch time is to the second.
Cosmic_Penguin
2024-03-27T23:21:32+0000
GO for launch.
Cosmic_Penguin
2024-03-27T00:42:57+0000
Targeting NET March 29 UTC per NOTAM B0253/24 and A0419/24.
Cosmic_Penguin
2024-03-23T03:52:42+0000
Added launch window per marine navigation warnings.
Cosmic_Penguin
2024-03-21T03:46:06+0000
Targeting NET March 28 UTC per NOTAM R0055/24 and A0406/24.
Cosmic_Penguin
2024-03-08T05:26:55+0000
Adding launch.
Programs
Starlink
Starlink is a satellite internet constellation operated by American aerospace company SpaceX
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