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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 21 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 310
Consecutive Success 13
Maiden Flight 2018-05-11
Launch Failures 1
Serial B1081
Status active
Flight Proven Yes
Flights 8
Landing Attempt Yes
Landing Success Unknown
Type ASDS
Location OCISLY
Cosmic_Penguin
2024-08-31T01:33:45+0000
GO for launch.
Cosmic_Penguin
2024-08-30T01:43:28+0000
NET August 31 UTC.
Nosu
2024-08-28T15:35:55+0000
Delayed to August 30
Nosu
2024-08-28T11:52:57+0000
Updating window end
Nosu
2024-08-28T09:28:31+0000
Updating window end
Nosu
2024-08-28T09:15:41+0000
Standing down from the August 28 launch opportunities following the landing failure of Starlink Group 8-6.
Cosmic_Penguin
2024-08-28T04:51:14+0000
New T-0.
Cosmic_Penguin
2024-08-28T02:52:11+0000
GO for launch.
Cosmic_Penguin
2024-08-26T17:50:24+0000
Tweaked T-0.
Cosmic_Penguin
2024-08-26T17:46:53+0000
NET August 28.
Cosmic_Penguin
2024-08-26T00:37:16+0000
Tweaked launch window.
Cosmic_Penguin
2024-08-25T03:42:40+0000
Delayed to NET August 27.
Cosmic_Penguin
2024-08-24T19:54:37+0000
Delayed to NET August 26.
Cosmic_Penguin
2024-08-24T17:34:01+0000
New T-0.
Cosmic_Penguin
2024-08-24T02:20:08+0000
Delayed to NET August 25 per new NOTAMs.
Cosmic_Penguin
2024-08-23T16:44:39+0000
Tweaked launch window.
Cosmic_Penguin
2024-08-23T02:49:57+0000
Delayed to August 24 per new NOTAMs.
Cosmic_Penguin
2024-08-21T02:03:58+0000
Launch time is accurate to the second.
Nosu
2024-08-19T16:00:48+0000
Delayed to August 23
Nosu
2024-08-18T19:58:58+0000
Delayed to August 22
Cosmic_Penguin
2024-08-14T17:44:11+0000
Targeting NET August 21 per NOTAMs A1451/24.
Cosmic_Penguin
2024-03-08T05:31:23+0000
Adding launch.
Starlink is a satellite internet constellation operated by American aerospace company SpaceX
2024-08-27T20:27:46+0000
NASASpaceflight
2024-08-20T11:22:38+0000
NASASpaceflight