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OneWeb 15
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SpaceX(SpX)CommercialFalcon 9 Block 5
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A batch of 40 satellites for the OneWeb satellite constellation, which is intended to provide global Internet broadband service for individual consumers. The constellation is planned to have around 648 microsatellites (of which 60 are spares), around 150 kg each, operating in Ku-band from low Earth orbit.
Thursday, December 8, 2022 at 10:27 PM
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Mission details
Orbital Attempt
#6,353
SpX Mission
#207
Pad Launch
#154
Location Launch
#212
Designator
2022-166
Weather GO
95%
Launch Window
NET
Dec 8, 2022, 10:27 PM
Schedule Changes
1 update
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
- Dec 9, 2022, 12:05 AM
Launch success, all OneWeb satellites have been deployed.
Source - Dec 8, 2022, 10:28 PM
Liftoff
Source - Dec 8, 2022, 10:13 PM
Webcast live
Source - Dec 8, 2022, 9:41 PM
Weather >90%
Source - Dec 7, 2022, 5:47 PM
Weather 90%
Source - Dec 6, 2022, 2:01 PM
Now targeting December 8 at 22:27 UTC
Source - Dec 5, 2022, 10:01 PM
Adjusting T-0
Source - Dec 5, 2022, 8:35 PM
Delayed by a day
Source - Dec 2, 2022, 7:22 PM
Weather 90%
Source - Nov 30, 2022, 5:29 PM
Setting TBC
Source - Nov 23, 2022, 4:02 AM
NET Early December 2022
Source - Nov 3, 2022, 8:55 AM
NET Late November/Early December, setting pad
Source - Mar 21, 2022, 1:14 PM
Change of LSP; launch location is presumed by the target 87.4 degree inclination orbit but launching from Cape Canaveral is possible.
Source - Mar 3, 2022, 12:30 PM
Moving to 2022 TBD until further notice
Source - Mar 2, 2022, 4:45 PM
¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Source - Mar 2, 2022, 10:22 AM
Moved to TBC pending discussions between OneWeb and Russian government
Source - Feb 15, 2022, 10:03 AM
Adding T-0 and setting GO
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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
Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
The John F. Kennedy Space Center, located on Merritt Island, Florida, is one of NASA's ten field centers. Since 1968, KSC has been NASA's primary launch center of American spaceflight, research, and technology. Launch operations for the Apollo, Skylab and Space Shuttle programs were carried out from Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39 and managed by KSC. Located on the east coast of Florida, KSC is adjacent to Cape Canaveral Space Force Station (CCSFS).
Timezone
America/New_York
Local Launch Time
Dec 8, 2022, 5:27 PM
Total Launches
281
Total Landings
0
Coordinates
28.5242, -80.6508