Starlink Group 8-2
Falcon 9 Block 5
SpaceX
Trajectory
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Mission
Starlink Group 8-2
- Type: Communications
- Orbit: Low Earth Orbit
- Launch Cost: $52,000,000
A batch of 20 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation – SpaceX’s project for space-based Internet communication system.
Location
Space Launch Complex 4E
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Space Launch Complex 4E has witnessed the launch of 143 rockets, including 143 orbital launch attempts, while Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA, has been the site for 754 rocket launches.
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 B1082
Booster B1082 last launched 05/10/2024 and has seen 4 successful launches and landings. Falcon 9 Block 5 booster.
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.
What’s the quickest that SpaceX has launched back to back, in number of days, from vandenberg? Is it realistic that this could be done Tuesday? Thanks!!!
It is very possible, check back for updates because the launch schedule changes often.
Not only is it possible, they probably could have stuck to the original Monday plan, since everything is planned and programmed separately. There’s no reason to rush things, though, which I would imagine is why they backed-up both launches, but if there was a sense of urgency, it could have… Read more »
Is the launch for tonight, Wednesday, May 8 still at 7:48 PM? We’ve got a lot of people over here in the LA county area arguing over the time. Some say it’s 8:50 PM others say it’s 7:48 PM and then other say it’s tomorrow! Can you clear things up?
It has been delayed. Check back for updates.
Hopefully,The launch will be successful.
& away we go………again.
Will astronauts ever be launched from SoCal? That would be a sight to see.
Unlikely as launches from Vandenberg are typically polar orbits, and would not intersect the ISS, nor a trajectory to get to other planets or the moon. It is launches that are out-of-plane to the solar system.
So, let’s be clear for all the people watching. The launch is postponed once again tonight?
Richard, is that a question or statement?