Success
Starlink Group 6-17
Communications
SpaceX(SpX)CommercialFalcon 9 Block 5
LEOorbit
A batch of 22 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.
Wednesday, September 20, 2023 at 3:38 AM
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Mission details
Orbital Attempt
#6,522
SpX Mission
#280
Pad Launch
#200
Location Launch
#908
Designator
2023-146
Weather GO
60%
Weather Concerns
Cumulus Cloud Rule
Launch Window
NET
Sep 20, 2023, 3:38 AM
Precision
Second
Schedule Changes
1 update
Lift Off
2:47 AM
Window Open
5:46 AM
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
- Sep 20, 2023, 4:45 AM
Launch success; satellites deployed.
Source - Sep 20, 2023, 3:40 AM
Liftoff.
Source - Sep 20, 2023, 2:23 AM
Delayed to first backup opportunity (03:38:10 UTC)
Source - Sep 19, 2023, 12:50 AM
GO for launch.
Source - Sep 18, 2023, 8:43 PM
Updating T-0 and launch window
Source - Sep 18, 2023, 6:11 PM
Weather 60%
Source - Sep 16, 2023, 2:03 PM
Tweaked launch period (~02:00 UTC per https://www.launchphotography.com/Launch_Viewing_Guide.html)
Source - Sep 15, 2023, 9:44 AM
Delayed by a day
Source - Sep 14, 2023, 7:21 AM
Adding approximate launch window
Source - Sep 13, 2023, 6:36 AM
Targeting September 19 per NOTAM F3022/23
- May 22, 2023, 9:10 AM
Adding launch
Source
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
Sep 19, 2023, 11:38 PM
Total Launches
1,109
Total Landings
75
Coordinates
28.4889, -80.5778