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Starlink Group 9-11

Mission


Starlink Group 9-11

  • 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.

Starlink Group 9-11

Location


Space Launch Complex 4E

Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

Space Launch Complex 4E has witnessed the launch of 170 rockets, including 170 orbital launch attempts, while Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA, has been the site for 782 rocket launches.

Space Launch Complex 4E

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.

Falcon 9 Block 5

Landing


Core B1082

Booster B1082 last launched 11/14/2024 and has seen 8 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.

B1082

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.

SpaceX
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Ken & Judy O
Ken & Judy O' Neill
27 days ago

KEEP THEM COMING SPACEX,……

Penny
Penny
25 days ago

I live in Lompoc in the lunch has never get old to watch! At 1:00 in the morning, I’m outside in my backyard, in a T-shirt and underwear to watch it! Unfortunately, we are often in fog, so when it’s clear, it’s a special treat! We always get the rumble!

Ken & Judy O
Ken & Judy O' Neill
Reply to  Penny
25 days ago

WE AUSSIE FROM (DOWN UNDER) WISH YOU WELL…….

Penny
Penny
25 days ago

I live in Lompoc and we’re the lucky ones who get the rumble and the house shaking! These launches never get old! I’ve been here since 1978 and have always enjoyed the liftoffs from Vandenberg.

JJames
JJames
25 days ago

Gotta love the RUMBLE!!!
With a clear night for launch, it is definitely something going outside for, no matter what time it is. Pretty amazing to see, feel and hear. The RTLS are a bonus.