Falcon 9 Block 5 | USSF-124
Space Launch Complex 40
Cape Canaveral, FL, 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.
USSF-124
2 satellites, one by L3Harris and the other by Northrop Grumman, will be launched as the Hypersonic and Ballistic Tracking Space Sensor (HBTSS) mission for the US Missile Defense Agency. These satellites have improved sensitivity to detect and track hypersonic missiles with fainter signatures. 4 SDA Tranche 0 Tracking Layer missile warning satellites by L3Harris will also be on board.
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 271
Consecutive Success 271
Maiden Flight 2018-05-11
Launch Failures 0
Core
Serial B1078
Status active
Flight Proven Yes
Flights 9
Landing Attempt Yes
Landing Success Yes
Type RTLS
Location LZ-2
Updates
Cosmic_Penguin
2024-02-15T03:14:59+0000
Launch success.
Cosmic_Penguin
2024-02-14T22:30:20+0000
Liftoff.
LL2
2024-02-14T21:31:21+0000
Livestream has started
Cosmic_Penguin
2024-02-14T01:41:43+0000
GO for launch.
hitura-nobad
2024-02-13T15:52:57+0000
Weather > 95% GO
Cosmic_Penguin
2024-02-09T16:04:40+0000
Tweaked T-0 via launch site NOTAMs.
Cosmic_Penguin
2024-02-08T23:40:18+0000
Added launch window.
Nosu
2024-02-08T19:51:26+0000
Reportedly targeting February 14
Nosu
2024-02-01T15:08:57+0000
Targeting February
Cosmic_Penguin
2023-12-09T18:41:15+0000
NET early 2024.
Cosmic_Penguin
2023-11-23T18:03:08+0000
No longer listed as launching in December 2023.
Cosmic_Penguin
2023-10-27T23:35:28+0000
NET mid-December 2023.
Cosmic_Penguin
2023-09-22T02:42:02+0000
NET November 2023.
Nosu
2023-09-18T18:32:18+0000
Targeting October
Cosmic_Penguin
2023-09-11T17:41:47+0000
NET November 2023.
Nosu
2023-08-20T19:16:33+0000
NET September 29
Nosu
2022-05-27T10:19:06+0000
Adding launch
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