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Falcon 9 Block 5

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MINUTES

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Monday December 23 2024, 05:35:30 UTC

StatusSuccess

Scrub riskHIGH

Go12%

VehicleFalcon 9 Block 5

OrbitLow Earth Orbit

PadLaunch Complex 39A

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Launch Complex 39A

Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA

28.608, -80.604

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Mission

A batch of 21 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.

Reusable Hardware

All boosters →

First Stage · Flight-provenB1080

active14th flight

Flights28

Landings28/28100%

Fastest turn13d 12h

Recovered · ASDS · JRTI· 600 km downrange

27d 19h since last flight

Falcon 9 Block 5 booster first used for the Axiom Space Mission 2 Crew Dragon mission.

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Weather & scrubHIGH risk

Weather Go12%LL2 Go60%Wind2 m/sGusts4 m/sCloud41%Temp25°C

Limiting rule: No flight through a thick (>4500 ft) cloud layer extending across the freezing level.

max-top 7258 m, mean 4855 m, 87% cover, freezing 4725 m · max cloud-top 7258 m above freezing 4725 m (87% 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+00:01:10

Max-Q

T+00:02:25

MECO

T+00:02:29

Stage 2 Separation

T+00:02:36

SES-1

T+00:03:06

Fairing Separation

T+00:06:00

Entry Burn Startup

T+00:06:24

Entry Burn Shutdown

T+00:07:47

Stage 1 Landing Burn

T+00:08:10

Stage 1 Landing

T+00:08:37

SECO-1

T+00:53:57

SES-2

T+00:53:59

SECO-2

T+01:05:06

Starlink Deployment

Quick facts

VehicleFalcon 9 Block 5

OrbitLow Earth Orbit

PadLaunch Complex 39A

SiteKennedy Space Center, FL, USA

WindowMonday December 23 2024, 05:35:30 UTC→Monday December 23 2024, 08:21:20 UTC

Vehicle

FamilyFalcon

Height70 m

Diameter3.7 m

Stages2

ReusableYes

LEO capacity22,800 kg

Track record606/607 successful

Landings593/598