Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 2-8

Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 2-8

Space Launch Complex 4E
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

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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.

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Starlink Group 2-8

A batch of 52 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.

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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 258

Consecutive Success 258

Maiden Flight 2018-05-11

Launch Failures 0


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Serial B1071

Status active

Flight Proven Yes

Flights 14


Landing Attempt Yes

Landing Success Yes

Type ASDS

Location OCISLY


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Nosu

2023-03-17T19:49:19+0000

Successful launch of 52 Starlink satellites.

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Nosu

2023-03-17T19:27:00+0000

Liftoff

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LL2

2023-03-17T19:18:48+0000

Livestream has started

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Cosmic_Penguin

2023-03-17T03:31:34+0000

Tweak in T-0.

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Cosmic_Penguin

2023-03-16T18:04:02+0000

GO for launch.

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Cosmic_Penguin

2023-03-14T18:00:09+0000

NET March 17

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Cosmic_Penguin

2023-03-13T16:05:04+0000

Updated tentative launch window.

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Nosu

2023-03-11T13:36:12+0000

Delayed to March 16 per marine navigation notices.

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Nosu

2023-03-11T08:07:10+0000

Targeting approximately 18:30 UTC

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Cosmic_Penguin

2023-03-09T23:03:55+0000

New launch date per marine navigation notices.

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Cosmic_Penguin

2023-03-08T19:33:13+0000

New launch window per marine navigation warnings.

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Nosu

2023-02-09T21:59:05+0000

Adding launch NET late February

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Starlink

Starlink is a satellite internet constellation operated by American aerospace company SpaceX

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