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Falcon 9 Block 5 | Astranis: From One to Many (4x Astranis MicroGEO)
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Astranis: From One to Many (4x Astranis MicroGEO)

Falcon 9 Block 5

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Historical mission record

This page records Falcon 9 Block 5 | Astranis: From One to Many (4x Astranis MicroGEO) and its reported outcome: Launch Successful. The date above is a historical record.

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All 4 satellites now in contact.

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All 4 Payloads deployed

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Mission status
Launch Successful

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LAUNCH SITECape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

Mission

Four Astranis MicroGEO communications satellite to be inserted in a custom geostationary orbit, from where they conduct on-orbit maneuvers to reach their individual slots.

Launch vehicle
Falcon 9 Block 5
Mission type
Communications
Destination orbit
Geostationary Transfer Orbit
Launch pad
Space Launch Complex 40
Provider
SpaceX
Recovery
Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship, The Falcon 9 1st stage B1083 has landed on ASDS ASOG after its 7th flight. +1

The vehicle

Published configuration and flight history.

Falcon 9 Block 5
Launch vehicle

Falcon 9 Block 5

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.

Height
70 m
Diameter
3.65 m
Stages
2
Recorded launches
537
First flight
2018-05-11
B1083
SpaceX
Core

B1083

Flight 7ReusedLanding successful
Recovery
A Shortfall of Gravitas
Landing method
Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship

Recorded timing

This is a mission record, not an upcoming calendar appointment.

2h 30m windowPublished target
WINDOW OPENS
WINDOW CLOSES

Target ·

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Weather concerns

Cumulus Cloud Rule

Flight timeline

Planned sequence, not live telemetry. Times are relative to the launch target.

  1. T−00:38:00

    GO for Prop Load

  2. T−00:35:00

    Stage 1 LOX Load

  3. T−00:35:00

    Prop Load

  4. T−00:16:00

    Stage 2 LOX Load

  5. T−00:07:00

    Engine Chill

  6. T−00:01:00

    Startup

Show the full sequence (26 events)
  1. T−00:01:00

    Tank Press

  2. T−00:00:45

    GO for Launch

  3. T−00:00:03

    Ignition

  4. T+00:00:00

    Liftoff

  5. T+00:01:14

    Max-Q

  6. T+00:02:28

    MECO

  7. T+00:02:31

    Stage 2 Separation

  8. T+00:02:39

    SES-1

  9. T+00:03:21

    Fairing Separation

  10. T+00:06:23

    Entry Burn Startup

  11. T+00:06:50

    Entry Burn Shutdown

  12. T+00:07:52

    SECO-1

  13. T+00:08:19

    Stage 1 Landing Burn

  14. T+00:08:26

    Stage 1 Landing

  15. T+00:26:25

    SES-2

  16. T+00:27:30

    SECO-2

  17. T+00:33:45

    Payload Separation

  18. T+00:34:45

    Payload Separation

  19. T+00:35:45

    Payload Separation

  20. T+00:36:45

    Payload Separation

Launch site & orbit

Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

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Launch site & orbit

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NASA Blue Marble map of Earth's continents and oceans
Representative orbit · accelerated illustrationNo live tracking or simulated ascent. NASA Blue Marble.

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