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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 20 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 B1063
Status active
Flight Proven Yes
Flights 19
Landing Attempt Yes
Landing Success Yes
Type ASDS
Location OCISLY
juststephen
2024-07-14T11:24:21+0000
All satellites are believed to have reentered the atmosphere. Downgrading the outcome to full failure.
Nosu
2024-07-12T14:41:46+0000
A RUD of the second stage engine during its second burn led to deployment of the Starlink satellites into a lower than intended orbit. Some may be salvageable using their onboard propulsion to compensate.
Cosmic_Penguin
2024-07-12T04:50:18+0000
Payload deployment confirmed, orbit data pending.
Cosmic_Penguin
2024-07-12T02:35:41+0000
Liftoff.
Nosu
2024-07-11T17:52:09+0000
T-0 is accurate to the second
Nosu
2024-07-11T17:51:43+0000
Updating window
Nosu
2024-07-10T15:41:55+0000
Delayed by a day
Nosu
2024-07-09T21:44:02+0000
Setting GO
Cosmic_Penguin
2024-07-08T15:41:00+0000
Delayed to NET July 11 UTC per NOTAMs R0161/24.
Nosu
2024-07-06T17:16:48+0000
T-0 is accurate to the second
Nosu
2024-07-05T17:58:58+0000
Delayed to July 9
Cosmic_Penguin
2024-07-03T17:07:17+0000
One day slip per new NOTAMs.
Cosmic_Penguin
2024-07-02T00:39:33+0000
NET July 7 UTC per NOTAMs.
Cosmic_Penguin
2024-03-11T01:21:30+0000
Adding launch.
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