Falcon 9 Block 5 | NROL-57
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.
NROL-57
Eighth batch of satellites for a reconnaissance satellite constellation built by SpaceX and Northrop Grumman for the National Reconnaissance Office to provide imaging and other reconnaissance capabilities.
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 393
Consecutive Success 96
Maiden Flight 2018-05-11
Launch Failures 1
Core
Serial B1088
Status active
Flight Proven Yes
Flights 4
Landing Attempt Yes
Landing Success Yes
Type RTLS
Location LZ-4
Updates
Cosmic_Penguin
2025-03-21T10:00:00+0000
Launch success.
Cosmic_Penguin
2025-03-21T06:50:00+0000
Liftoff.
LL2
2025-03-21T06:34:00+0000
Unofficial Re-stream by SPACE AFFAIRS has started
Cosmic_Penguin
2025-03-20T16:07:00+0000
GO for launch.
Cosmic_Penguin
2025-03-19T15:57:00+0000
NET March 21.
Cosmic_Penguin
2025-03-13T17:35:00+0000
NET March 20 UTC.
Cosmic_Penguin
2025-03-11T13:45:00+0000
NET March 19 UTC.
Cosmic_Penguin
2025-02-16T04:26:00+0000
Reverted back to NET February TBD with the cancellation of NOTAMs.
Cosmic_Penguin
2025-02-11T04:55:00+0000
Added launch per NOTAMs.
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