Starlink Group 6-38
Falcon 9 Block 5
SpaceX
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Rocket Launch Timeline
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| T- 00 : 38 : 00 | GO for Prop Load Launch director verifies go for propellant load |
| T- 00 : 35 : 00 | Prop Load Start of propelland loading |
| T- 00 : 35 : 00 | Stage 1 LOX Load Start of liquid oxygen loading in the first stage |
| T- 00 : 16 : 00 | Stage 2 LOX Load Start of liquid oxygen loading in the second stage |
| T- 00 : 07 : 00 | Engine Chill Start of engine chilling |
| T- 00 : 01 : 00 | Startup The onboard computer takes control over the countdown and runs last checks |
| T- 00 : 01 : 00 | Tank Press Fuel tanks are pressurized to flight levels |
| T- 00 : 00 : 45 | GO for Launch Launch director verifies go for launch |
| T- 00 : 00 : 03 | Ignition Start of the engine ignition sequence |
| T+ 00 : 00 : 00 | Liftoff First upwards movement of the rocket |
| T+ 00 : 01 : 12 | Max-Q Maximum dynamic pressure |
| T+ 00 : 02 : 26 | MECO Cut-off of the main engine |
| T+ 00 : 02 : 30 | Stage 2 Separation Separation of the second stage from the first |
| T+ 00 : 02 : 36 | SES-1 First start of the second engine |
| T+ 00 : 03 : 08 | Fairing Separation Separation of the payload fairing |
| T+ 00 : 06 : 10 | Entry Burn Startup Start of the atmospheric entry burn |
| T+ 00 : 06 : 33 | Entry Burn Shutdown End of the atmospheric entry burn |
| T+ 00 : 08 : 05 | Stage 1 Landing Burn Start of the first stage landing burn |
| T+ 00 : 08 : 37 | Stage 1 Landing Landing of the first stage |
| T+ 00 : 08 : 39 | SECO-1 First cut-off of the second engine |
| T+ 00 : 53 : 06 | SECO-2 Second cut-off of the second engine |
| T+ 00 : 54 : 04 | SES-2 Second start of the second engine |
| T+ 01 : 05 : 22 | Starlink Deployment Deployment of the Starlink stack from the rocket |
Mission
Starlink Group 6-38
- Type: Communications
- Orbit: Low Earth Orbit
- Launch Cost: $52,000,000
Learn more about the Starlink mission
A batch of 23 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.
Location
Launch Complex 39A
Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
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Launch Complex 39A has witnessed the launch of 199 rockets, including 198 orbital launch attempts. While Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA, has been the site for 257 rocket launches.
The John F. Kennedy Space Center, located on Merritt Island, Florida, is one of NASA's ten field centers. Since 1968, KSC has been NASA's primary launch center of American spaceflight, research, and technology. Launch operations for the Apollo, Skylab and Space Shuttle programs were carried out from Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39 and managed by KSC. Located on the east coast of Florida, KSC is adjacent to Cape Canaveral Space Force Station (CCSFS).
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.
Landing
Core B1062
The Falcon 9 first stage B1062 has landed on ASDS ASOG after its 18th flight. Booster B1062 last launched 08/28/2024
and has seen 22 successful launches and landings. Notable launches include GPS III SV04 & SV05 , Inspiration4 and Axiom-1.
Destroyed during its 23rd landing attempt.
A Shortfall of Gravitas - ASOG
The fourth ASDS barge, A Shortfall of Gravitas (ASOG) is currently used to recover Falcon 9 and Heavy boosters in the Altantic Ocean.
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.
