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Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 4-29
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Starlink Group 4-29

Falcon 9 Block 5

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This page records Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 4-29 and its reported outcome: Launch Successful. The date above is a historical record.

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Successful deployment of 52 Starlink satellites

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Launch Successful

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LAUNCH SITEVandenberg SFB, CA, USA

Mission

A batch of 52 satellites for Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.

Launch vehicle
Falcon 9 Block 5
Mission type
Communications
Destination orbit
Low Earth Orbit
Launch pad
Space Launch Complex 4E
Provider
SpaceX
Programs
Starlink
Recovery
Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship, The Falcon 9 first stage has landed on ASDS OCISLY after this 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
B1071
SpaceX
Core

B1071

Flight 5ReusedLanding successful
Recovery
Of Course I Still Love You
Landing method
Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship

Recorded timing

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Launch site & orbit

Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

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