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Starlink Group 4-13

Falcon 9 Block 5

SpaceX

Launch Status
Success

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Weather Forecast During Launch

According to weather officials, there's a 40% chance of favorable weather conditions at the time of the launch.

Trajectory

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Mission

Starlink Group 4-13

  • Type: Communications
  • Orbit: Low Earth Orbit
  • Launch Cost: $52,000,000

Learn more about the Starlink mission

A batch of 53 satellites for Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.

Location

Space Launch Complex 4E

Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

Find the best place to watch the launch from Vandenberg

Space Launch Complex 4E has witnessed the launch of 180 rockets, including 180 orbital launch attempts. While Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA, has been the site for 792 rocket launches.

Vandenberg Space Force Base is a United States Space Force Base in Santa Barbara County, California. Established in 1941, Vandenberg Space Force Base is a space launch base, launching spacecraft from the Western Range, and also performs missile testing. The United States Space Force's Space Launch Delta 30 serves as the host delta for the base, equivalent to an Air Force air base wing. In addition to its military space launch mission, Vandenberg Space Force Base also hosts space launches for civil and commercial space entities, such as NASA and SpaceX.

Rocket

SpaceX 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.

Learn more about the Falcon 9 Block 5

Landing

Core B1063

B1063 has successfully landed on ASDS OCISLY after its 5th flight. Booster B1063 last launched 01/24/2025 and has seen 23 successful launches and landings. Notable launches include Sentinel-6 and Dart.

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

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.

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Mikeumus
Mikeumus
2 years ago

See y’all there 🚀🛰

Ken & Judy O
Ken & Judy O' Neill
Reply to  Mikeumus
2 years ago

Not wrong via webcam because we are in Australia , Aussies (Down Under).!

Eric Schrader
Eric Schrader
Reply to  Ken & Judy O' Neill
2 years ago

Has the totalitarian government grip on your society finally ended? I’d love to visit someday, but not under the government’s heavy handiness.

Ken & Judy O
Ken & Judy O' Neill
Reply to  Eric Schrader
2 years ago

Not wrong Eric , but we watched the launch here in the good old South Australia and still COVIN 19 free. Stay tuned the rules are being taken off slowly and you will enjoy this wide brown land of sweeping plaines in the near future . Have a good day… Read more »

Pedro Ferreira
Pedro Ferreira
2 years ago

Is (as of now) this launch confirmed for may 10? would love to travel to watch it, thanks!

Mark
Mark
Reply to  Pedro Ferreira
2 years ago

Seriously I have drove over 4 times and got shot down by weather or a leak. I hate that and it’s the nature of the beast.

Aaron Gosnell
Aaron Gosnell
2 years ago

You never know when It will launch until it finally does.

Aaron Gosnell
Aaron Gosnell
2 years ago

Looks like the Launch is scheduled tentatively for May 12th At 3:29 pm.But like I said,It can be delayed.

Ken & Judy O
Ken & Judy O' Neill
Reply to  Aaron Gosnell
2 years ago

All good Aaron , here in Australia it was launched Sat. 14 May, at 7.37am and it was as great as ever mate.

Hans
Hans
2 years ago

Hoping this one is good for May 12. Still no go for launch!

Aaron Gosnell
Aaron Gosnell
Reply to  Hans
2 years ago

Looks like it may go on Friday 13th

Ken & Judy O
Ken & Judy O' Neill
2 years ago

Great launch SpaceX , we never get sick of watching these launches from Sunny Australia .!
Keep on keeping on.!