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Communications
SpaceX(SpX)CommercialFalcon 9 Block 5
MEOorbit
Third and fourth of a constellation of eleven high-throughput communications satellites in Medium Earth Orbit (MEO) built by Boeing and operated by SES.
Friday, April 28, 2023 at 10:12 PM
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Mission details
Orbital Attempt
#6,432
SpX Mission
#241
Pad Launch
#178
Location Launch
#884
Designator
2023-059
Weather GO
70%
Launch Window
NET
Apr 28, 2023, 10:12 PM
Precision
Minute
Schedule Changes
1 update
Lift Off
9:12 PM
Window Open
10:40 PM
Window Close
Falcon 9 Block 5 Specs
Falcon 9 is a two-stage rocket designed and manufactured by SpaceX for the reliable and safe transport of satellites and the Dragon spacecraft into orbit. The Block 5 variant is the fifth major interval aimed at improving upon the ability for rapid reusability.
Length
70 m
Diameter
3.65 m
Launch Mass
549 t
Thrust
7,607 kN
LEO Capacity
22,800 kg
GTO Capacity
8,300 kg
Launch Cost
$52M
Reusable
Yes
Maiden Flight
2018
Fastest Turnaround
1h 5m
Total Launches
586
Successful
585
Failed
1
Consecutive Success
288
Maiden flight: May 11, 2018
Social Flight Log
- Apr 29, 2023, 2:46 AM
Launch success.
Source - Apr 28, 2023, 10:12 PM
Liftoff.
Source - Apr 28, 2023, 9:56 PM
Livestream has started
Source - Apr 28, 2023, 8:59 PM
New T-0
Source - Apr 28, 2023, 8:52 PM
New T-0
Source - Apr 27, 2023, 7:55 PM
Setting GO
Source - Apr 25, 2023, 3:44 PM
Weather 20%
Source - Apr 23, 2023, 7:04 AM
Added launch window.
Source - Mar 28, 2023, 4:13 PM
Updating T-0
Source - Feb 27, 2023, 7:21 AM
NET April/Q2
Source - Feb 17, 2023, 2:35 AM
NET March
Source - Feb 2, 2023, 8:31 PM
Setting pad
Source - Jan 9, 2023, 6:17 PM
NET late February
Source - Nov 3, 2022, 9:44 AM
NET January 2023
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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.
Founded
2002
Administrator
CEO: Elon Musk
Total Launches
681
Successful
666
Failed
15
Pending
120
Consecutive Success
166
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Cape Canaveral Space Force Station (CCSFS) is an installation of the United States Space Force's Space Launch Delta 45, located on Cape Canaveral in Brevard County, Florida.
Timezone
America/New_York
Local Launch Time
Apr 28, 2023, 6:12 PM
Total Launches
1,109
Total Landings
75
Coordinates
28.4889, -80.5778