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Falcon 9 Block 5 | Transporter 17 (Dedicated SSO Rideshare)
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Transporter 17 (Dedicated SSO Rideshare)

Falcon 9 Block 5

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This page records Falcon 9 Block 5 | Transporter 17 (Dedicated SSO Rideshare) and its reported outcome: Launch Successful. The date above is a historical record.

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LAUNCH SITEVandenberg SFB, CA, USA

Mission

Dedicated rideshare flight to a sun-synchronous orbit with dozens of small microsatellites and nanosatellites for commercial and government customers.

Launch vehicle
Falcon 9 Block 5
Mission type
Dedicated Rideshare
Destination orbit
Sun-Synchronous Orbit
Launch pad
Space Launch Complex 4E
Provider
SpaceX
Recovery
Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship, The Falcon 9 first stage B1097 has landed on ASDS OCISLY after its 11th flight. +1

The vehicle

Published configuration and flight history.

Falcon 9 Block 5
SpaceX
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
605
First flight
2018-05-11
B1097
NASA Kennedy
Core

B1097

Flight 11ReusedLanding successful
Recovery
Of Course I Still Love You
Landing method
Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship

Recorded timing

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Target ·

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Flight timeline

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  1. T−00:38:00

    GO for Prop Load

  2. T−00:35:00

    Prop Load

  3. T−00:35:00

    Stage 1 LOX Load

  4. T−00:16:00

    Stage 2 LOX Load

  5. T−00:07:00

    Engine Chill

  6. T−00:01:00

    Tank Press

Show the full sequence (28 events)
  1. T−00:01:00

    Startup

  2. T−00:00:45

    GO for Launch

  3. T−00:00:03

    Ignition

  4. T+00:00:00

    Liftoff

  5. T+00:01:09

    Max-Q

  6. T+00:02:26

    MECO

  7. T+00:02:30

    Stage 2 Separation

  8. T+00:02:38

    SES-1

  9. T+00:03:12

    Fairing Separation

  10. T+00:06:05

    Entry Burn Startup

  11. T+00:06:30

    Entry Burn Shutdown

  12. T+00:08:04

    Stage 1 Landing Burn

  13. T+00:08:26

    Stage 1 Landing

  14. T+00:51:02

    SES-2

  15. T+00:51:06

    SECO-2

  16. T+00:54:31

    Payload Deployment Sequence Start

  17. T+01:12:24

    Payload Deployment Sequence End

  18. T+01:45:01

    SES-3

  19. T+01:45:06

    SECO-3

  20. T+02:26:04

    SES-4

  21. T+02:26:06

    SECO-4

  22. T+02:30:12

    Payload Separation

Launch site & orbit

Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

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Launch site & orbit

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