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Falcon 9 Block 5

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MINUTES

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Monday September 5 2022, 02:09:40 UTC

StatusSuccess

Scrub riskHIGH

Go12%

VehicleFalcon 9 Block 5

OrbitLow Earth Orbit

PadSpace Launch Complex 40

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General trajectory

Space Launch Complex 40

Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

Launching

Southwest

225° · SW

28.562, -80.577

Orbital elements (TLE)

Orbit

Apogee261 km

Perigee246 km

Period89.6 min

Inclination97.29°

Launch heading 225° · SW from Starlink 17-20.

OrbitStarlink 17-20› conelow

1 70012U 26016A 26025.77269676 .00033015 00000-0 41372-4 0 9993

2 70012 97.2906 083.6243 0011020 270.6608 105.6107 16.07501555 09

Pre-launch TLEs from Dillon's Space Page. Estimated before flight — the real orbit is confirmed post-launch.

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Mission

A batch of 51 satellites for Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system. Spaceflight's propulsive Sherpa-LTC2 space tug is also onboard as a rideshare to deploy into Boeing’s Varuna Technology Demonstration Mission in a higher orbit.

Reusable Hardware

All boosters →

First Stage · Flight-provenB1052

expended7th flight

Flights8

Landings7/7100%

Fastest turn31d 3h

Recovered · ASDS · JRTI· 640 km downrange

31d 3h since last flight

Stage Expended

Previous flights · 7

Q's read

Weather & scrubHIGH risk

Weather Go12%LL2 Go80%Wind2 m/sGusts4 m/sCloud44%Temp26°C

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

max cloud-top 4989 m above freezing 4855 m (78% cover in 10 nmi) · GLM ingest not primed — treating conservatively · max-top 4989 m, mean 3654 m, 78% cover, freezing 4855 m

Quick facts

VehicleFalcon 9 Block 5

OrbitLow Earth Orbit

PadSpace Launch Complex 40

SiteCape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

WindowMonday September 5 2022, 02:09:40 UTC→Monday September 5 2022, 02:09:40 UTC

Vehicle

FamilyFalcon

Height70 m

Diameter3.7 m

Stages2

ReusableYes

LEO capacity22,800 kg

Track record606/607 successful

Landings593/598