Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 9-17
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 9-17
A batch of 20 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 344
Consecutive Success 47
Maiden Flight 2018-05-11
Launch Failures 1
Core
Serial B1075
Status active
Flight Proven Yes
Flights 15
Landing Attempt Yes
Landing Success Yes
Type ASDS
Location OCISLY
Updates
Cosmic_Penguin
2024-09-20T14:52:00+0000
Launch success.
Cosmic_Penguin
2024-09-20T13:50:00+0000
Liftoff.
LL2
2024-09-20T13:40:00+0000
Unofficial Re-stream by SPACE AFFAIRS has started
Cosmic_Penguin
2024-09-19T23:45:00+0000
GO for launch.
Cosmic_Penguin
2024-09-19T07:58:00+0000
Tweaked T-0.
Cosmic_Penguin
2024-09-18T23:17:00+0000
Delayed to September 20.
Nosu
2024-09-18T07:51:00+0000
Delayed to Sep 19
Cosmic_Penguin
2024-09-17T03:39:00+0000
Updating T-0.
Nosu
2024-09-15T21:11:00+0000
Updating launch window
Cosmic_Penguin
2024-09-13T16:39:00+0000
Targeting NET September 18 UTC per NOTAMs R0243/24.
Programs
Starlink
Starlink is a satellite internet constellation operated by American aerospace company SpaceX
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