Starlink Group 2-5
Falcon 9 Block 5
SpaceX
Mission
Starlink Group 2-5
Type: Communications
Launch Cost: $52,000,000
A batch of 51 satellites for Starlink mega-constellation – SpaceX’s project for space-based Internet communication system.
Trajectory
View the rocket launch trajectory, velocity, altitude, thrust and much more at FlightClub.io
Location
Space Launch Complex 4E
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
720 rockets have launched from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA.
Rocket
Falcon 9 Block 5 – SpaceX
- Family: Falcon
- Length: 70 m
- Diameter: 3.65 m
- Launch Mass: 549 T
- Low Earth Orbit Capacity: 22800 kg
The Falcon 9 Block 5 was manufactured by SpaceX with the first launch on 2018-05-11. Falcon 9 Block 5 has 174 successful launches and 0 failed launches with a total of 174 launches. 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.
Core Landing
B1063 has successfully landed on ASDS OCISLY after its ninth flight.
Of Course I Still Love You – OCISLY
The second ASDS barge, Of Course I Still Love You (OCISLY) services launches in the Pacific Ocean and was the site of the first landing of a SpaceX Falcon 9 first stage during CRS-8, the launch of a Dragon spacecraft to the International Space Station.
Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship – ASDS
An autonomous spaceport drone ship (ASDS) is an ocean-going vessel derived from a deck barge, outfitted with station-keeping engines and a large landing platform. Construction of such ships was commissioned by aerospace company SpaceX to allow for recovery of rocket first-stages at sea for high-velocity missions which do not carry enough fuel to return to the launch site after lofting spacecraft onto an orbital trajectory.
Agency
SpaceX – SpX
- Type: Commercial
- Abbreviation: SpX
- Administration: CEO: Elon Musk
- Founded: 2002
- Launchers: Falcon | Starship
- Spacecraft: Dragon
- Country: USA
Space Exploration Technologies Corp., known as SpaceX, is an American aerospace manufacturer and space transport services company headquartered in Hawthorne, California. It was founded in 2002 by entrepreneur Elon Musk with the goal of reducing space transportation costs and enabling the colonization of Mars. SpaceX operates from many pads, on the East Coast of the US they operate from SLC-40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station and historic LC-39A at Kennedy Space Center. They also operate from SLC-4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, usually for polar launches. Another launch site is being developed at Boca Chica, Texas.
Will there be a sonic boom?
No, sonic booms can only be heard at the cape when they return to the landing zone.
Is this an accurate launch? I am not seeing it on SpaceX website.
Until the status says “Go for launch” the date may change.
Ok, get that. Where does this information get pulled from?
Our data is provided by https://thespacedevs.com/ and we have found it to be very reliable.
Where will the barge be?
Click the link under the mission section to see the trajectory. The booster will land off the coast of Baha.
Wasn’t B1063 originally slated for last November and then delayed? What was the issue with the booster? I’m pretty sure it hasn’t flown between then and now correct?
If you have a source for the information on B1063 we will let our data provider know.
Are times local to the launch site, GMT, or to the viewer? I am EST.
If your location is available the dates and times will be displayed in your timezone.
Smooth launch SpaceX………..