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Mission status
Launch Successful
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LAUNCH SITEVandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Mission
Fifth batch of satellites for a reconnaissance satellite constellation built by SpaceX and Northrop Grumman for the National Reconnaissance Office to provide imaging and other reconnaissance capabilities. 20 of the 22 satellites launched are actually civilian use Starlink satellites.
- Launch vehicle
- Falcon 9 Block 5
- Mission type
- Government/Top Secret
- Destination orbit
- Low Earth Orbit
- Launch pad
- Space Launch Complex 4E
- Provider
- SpaceX
- Recovery
- Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship, The Falcon 9 first stage B1088 has landed on ASDS OCISLY after its 1st 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
Core
B1088
Flight 1NewLanding 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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- T−00:38:00
GO for Prop Load
- T−00:35:00
Stage 1 LOX Load
- T−00:35:00
Prop Load
- T−00:16:00
Stage 2 LOX Load
- T−00:07:00
Engine Chill
- T−00:01:00
Startup
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- T−00:01:00
Tank Press
- T−00:00:45
GO for Launch
- T−00:00:03
Ignition
- T+00:00:00
Liftoff
- T+00:01:06
Max-Q
- T+00:02:26
MECO
- T+00:02:29
Stage 2 Separation
- T+00:02:36
SES-1
- T+00:03:19
Fairing Separation
- T+00:06:14
Entry Burn Startup
- T+00:06:36
Entry Burn Shutdown
- T+00:07:52
Stage 1 Landing Burn
- T+00:08:14
Stage 1 Landing
- T+00:08:38
SECO-1
- T+00:54:41
SES-2
- T+00:54:45
SECO-2
- T+01:01:49
Payload Separation
Launch site & orbit
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
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