Success
SES-18 & SES-19
Communications
SpaceX(SpX)CommercialFalcon 9 Block 5
GTOorbit
SES-18 & SES-19 are two communications satellites built by Northrop Grumman.
Friday, March 17, 2023 at 11:38 PM
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Mission details
Orbital Attempt
#6,410
SpX Mission
#232
Pad Launch
#173
Location Launch
#878
Designator
2023-038
Weather GO
80%
Launch Window
NET
Mar 17, 2023, 11:38 PM
Precision
Minute
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
- Mar 18, 2023, 1:44 AM
Launch success confirmed
Source - Mar 17, 2023, 11:38 PM
Liftoff
Source - Mar 17, 2023, 11:24 PM
Livestream has started
Source - Mar 16, 2023, 5:57 PM
GO for launch.
Source - Mar 16, 2023, 4:04 PM
Weather 80%
Source - Mar 14, 2023, 11:55 PM
Tweak in launch window.
Source - Mar 14, 2023, 6:19 PM
Reverting T-0 to 23:34 UTC
Source - Mar 14, 2023, 5:12 PM
Setting T-0 to window opening, pending official information.
Source - Mar 14, 2023, 2:12 PM
Updating launch window. Weather 70%
Source - Mar 13, 2023, 12:18 AM
Updated T-0.
Source - Mar 12, 2023, 9:09 PM
Updating launch window
Source - Feb 27, 2023, 4:59 PM
Reportedly targeting March 18 at approximately 00:35 UTC
Source - Feb 27, 2023, 9:02 AM
Will be after Dragon CRS-27 launch, new launch date TBD.
Source - Feb 17, 2023, 3:42 AM
Added launch date and time
Source - Oct 7, 2022, 9:28 AM
NET Q1 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
Mar 17, 2023, 7:38 PM
Total Launches
1,109
Total Landings
75
Coordinates
28.4889, -80.5778