Success
Starlink Group 6-25
Communications
SpaceX(SpX)CommercialFalcon 9 Block 5
LEOorbit
A batch of 23 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.
Monday, October 30, 2023 at 11:20 PM
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Mission details
Orbital Attempt
#6,544
SpX Mission
#292
Pad Launch
#207
Location Launch
#916
Designator
2023-167
Weather GO
95%
Weather Concerns
Cumulus Cloud Rule
Launch Window
NET
Oct 30, 2023, 11:20 PM
Precision
Second
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
- Oct 31, 2023, 12:31 AM
Launch success.
Source - Oct 30, 2023, 11:21 PM
Liftoff.
Source - Oct 30, 2023, 9:52 AM
Adding seconds to T-0
Source - Oct 30, 2023, 8:22 AM
Weather 95%
Source - Oct 30, 2023, 12:22 AM
24 hours scrub due to stage separation system issue.
Source - Oct 30, 2023, 12:18 AM
Hold.
Source - Oct 29, 2023, 5:29 PM
New T-0.
Source - Oct 29, 2023, 8:36 AM
Adding seconds to launch window
Source - Oct 28, 2023, 5:42 PM
GO for launch.
Source - Oct 28, 2023, 5:19 PM
Weather 85% GO
Source - Oct 28, 2023, 1:17 AM
Slipped to October 29.
Source - Oct 27, 2023, 4:56 PM
Weather 80% GO.
Source - Oct 23, 2023, 1:00 PM
Updated launch window.
Source - Oct 22, 2023, 3:00 PM
Updating launch window
Source - Oct 21, 2023, 8:04 PM
Targeting late October 28 UTC per NOTAM F3466/23
- Oct 17, 2023, 5:01 AM
No longer scheduled on October 25.
Source - Oct 15, 2023, 4:34 AM
NET October 25.
Source - Jul 27, 2023, 6:45 AM
Adding launch
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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
Oct 30, 2023, 7:20 PM
Total Launches
1,109
Total Landings
75
Coordinates
28.4889, -80.5778