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Falcon 9 Block 5
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Saturday May 27 2023, 04:30:00 UTC
StatusSuccess
VehicleFalcon 9 Block 5
OrbitGeostationary Transfer Orbit
PadSpace Launch Complex 40
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Mission

Geostationary communications satellite built by Airbus Defense and Space and based on the Eurostar Neo platform for Arabsat.

Quick facts

VehicleFalcon 9 Block 5
OrbitGeostationary Transfer Orbit
PadSpace Launch Complex 40
SiteCape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
WindowSaturday May 27 2023, 03:25:00 UTC→Saturday May 27 2023, 05:32:00 UTC

Vehicle

FamilyFalcon
Height70 m
Diameter3.7 m
Stages2
ReusableYes
LEO capacity22,800 kg
Track record606/607 successful
Landings593/598
Launch CodexDossier

Every source for this mission in one place — news, social, references, notes & the exact timeline.

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Reusable Hardware

All boosters →
First Stage · Flight-provenB1062
destroyed14th flight
Flights23
Landings22/2396%
Fastest turn21d 6h
Recovered · ASDS · JRTI· 682 km downrange
78d 9h since last flight

Notable launches include GPS III SV04 & SV05, Inspiration4 and Axiom-1. Destroyed during its 23rd landing attempt on ASOG on 28 August 2024.

Previous flights · 22
  1. #23Starlink Group 8-6+61d 20hASOGAug 28, 2024
  2. #22Starlink Group 10-3+40d 10hJRTIJun 27, 2024
  3. #21Starlink Group 6-59+34d 22hASOGMay 18, 2024
  4. #20Starlink Group 6-49+28d 1hASOGApr 13, 2024
  5. #19Starlink Group 6-44+46d 23hASOGMar 16, 2024
Acquiring satellite view…
Trajectory unknown
Space Launch Complex 40
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
28.562, -80.577
Scrub riskLOW
Go92%
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Weather & scrubLOW risk
Weather Go92%LL2 Go30%Wind4 m/sGusts4 m/sCloud50%Temp27°C