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Falcon 9 Block 5

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Thursday December 7 2023, 05:07:30 UTC

StatusSuccess

Scrub riskLOW

Go94%

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

Apogee262 km

Perigee246 km

Period89.6 min

Inclination97.29°

Launch heading 225° · SW from Starlink 17-33.

OrbitStarlink 17-33› conehigh

1 70018U 26999A 26038.91695602 .00000000 00000-0 00000-0 0 9998

2 70018 97.2910 148.4987 0011972 279.6700 096.0399 16.07517952 07

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 23 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.

Reusable Hardware

All boosters →

First Stage · Flight-provenB1077

active9th flight

Flights30

Landings30/30100%

Fastest turn26d 20h

Recovered · ASDS · JRTI· 630 km downrange

37d 5h since last flight

Falcon 9 Block 5 booster first used for the Crew-5 mission.

Previous flights · 29

Q's read

Weather & scrubLOW risk

Weather Go94%LL2 Go95%Wind1 m/sGusts3 m/sCloud55%Temp26°C

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

max cloud-top 8125 m above freezing 4903 m (87% cover in 10 nmi) · no GLM flashes within 25 nmi / 30 min, likely cirrus / stratiform ice rather than cumulus · max-top 8125 m, mean 5666 m, 87% cover, freezing 4903 m

Quick facts

VehicleFalcon 9 Block 5

OrbitLow Earth Orbit

PadSpace Launch Complex 40

SiteCape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

WindowThursday December 7 2023, 04:01:00 UTC→Thursday December 7 2023, 07:59:00 UTC

Vehicle

FamilyFalcon

Height70 m

Diameter3.7 m

Stages2

ReusableYes

LEO capacity22,800 kg

Track record606/607 successful

Landings593/598