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Falcon 9 Block 5

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Friday March 21 2025, 06:49:00 UTC

StatusSuccess

Scrub riskLOW

Go93%

VehicleFalcon 9 Block 5

OrbitUnknown

PadSpace Launch Complex 4E

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Space Launch Complex 4E

Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

34.632, -120.611

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Mission

Eighth batch of satellites for a reconnaissance satellite constellation built by SpaceX and Northrop Grumman for the National Reconnaissance Office to provide imaging and other reconnaissance capabilities.

Reusable Hardware

All boosters →

First Stage · Flight-provenB1088

active4th flight

Flights17

Landings17/17100%

Fastest turn9d 3h

Recovered · RTLS · LZ-4· 0 km downrange

9d 3h since last flight

Falcon 9 booster.

Previous flights · 17

Q's read

Weather & scrubLOW risk

Weather Go93%Wind5 m/sGusts6 m/sCloud93%Temp17°C

Limiting rule: No flight through cumulus cloud with top at or above the freezing level.

max cloud-top 2839 m above freezing 4294 m (61% cover in 10 nmi) · no GLM flashes within 25 nmi / 30 min, likely cirrus / stratiform ice rather than cumulus

Launch Timeline

Countdown

T-00:38:00

GO for Prop Load

T-00:35:00

Stage 1 LOX Load

T-00:35:00

Prop Load

T-00:16:00

Stage 2 LOX Load

T-00:07:00

Engine Chill

T-00:01:00

Startup

T-00:01:00

Tank Press

T-00:00:45

GO for Launch

T-00:00:03

Ignition

In-flight

T+00:00:00

Liftoff

T+00:01:03

Max-Q

T+00:02:11

MECO

T+00:02:14

Stage 2 Separation

T+00:02:22

SES-1

T+00:02:56

Fairing Separation

T+00:05:57

Entry Burn Startup

T+00:06:13

Entry Burn Shutdown

T+00:07:11

Stage 1 Landing Burn

T+00:07:38

Stage 1 Landing

T+00:08:26

SECO-1

T+00:54:01

SES-2

T+00:54:04

SECO-2

Quick facts

VehicleFalcon 9 Block 5

OrbitUnknown

PadSpace Launch Complex 4E

SiteVandenberg SFB, CA, USA

WindowFriday March 21 2025, 05:48:00 UTC→Friday March 21 2025, 08:17:00 UTC

Vehicle

FamilyFalcon

Height70 m

Diameter3.7 m

Stages2

ReusableYes

LEO capacity22,800 kg

Track record606/607 successful

Landings593/598