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LAUNCH SITEVandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Mission
A batch of 22 satellites for the 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 B1063 has landed on ASDS OCISLY after its 15th flight. +1
The vehicle
Published configuration and flight history.
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
Recorded timing
3h 57.16666666666666m windowRecorded timing
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Target ·
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Launch site & orbit
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
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