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Space Development Agency’s Tranche 0 Mission

SpaceX is targeting Thursday, March 30 at 7:29 a.m. PT (14:29 UTC) for a Falcon 9 launch of the Space Development Agency’s Tranche 0 mission to low-Earth orb...

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SDA Tranche 0A

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Overview

Destination: Polar Orbit
Mission: Government/Top Secret

Polar Orbit Space Launch Complex 4E Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA Probability: 90%
B1075 - Landing Zone 4

First mission launched by the Space Development Agency for the Tranche 0 Transport Layer.

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Updates


Nosu • April 2, 2023, 2:29 p.m.

Liftoff


LL2 • April 2, 2023, 2:16 p.m.

Livestream has started


Jay • April 1, 2023, 12:14 a.m.

Delayed 24 hours


Nosu • March 31, 2023, 12:59 p.m.

Targeting NET April 1


Falcon 9

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Configuration: Block 5

Falcon 9 is a two-stage rocket designed and manufactured by SpaceX for the reliable and safe transport of satellites and the Dragon spacecraft into orbit. The Block 5 variant is the fifth major interval aimed at improving upon the ability for rapid reusability.

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Specifications
  • Minimum Stage
    1
  • Max Stage
    2
  • Length
    70.0 m
  • Diameter
    3.65 m
  • Fairing Diameter
    5.2 m
  • Launch Mass
    549.0 T
  • Thrust
    7607.0 kN
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  • Name
    Falcon 9
  • Family
  • Variant
    Block 5
  • Alias
  • Full Name
    Falcon 9 Block 5
Payload Capacity
  • Launch Cost
    $52000000
  • Low Earth Orbit
    22800.0 kg
  • Geostationary Transfer Orbit
    8300.0 kg
  • Direct Geostationary
  • Sun-Synchronous Capacity

Booster Info


B1075

Status: Active


Type: Core
Flight Proven: Yes
First Flight: January 19, 2023
Last Flight: February 1, 2025
Flights: 17
Landings Attempted: 17
Landings Successful: 17
Previous B1075 Flights

Landing Information

B1075 has successfully landed back at the launch site after its second flight.

Result: Successful Return to Launch Site landing at Landing Zone 4.

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Space Exploration Technologies Corp., known as SpaceX, is an American aerospace manufacturer and space transport services company headquartered in Hawthorne, California. It was founded in 2002 by entrepreneur Elon Musk with the goal of reducing space transportation costs and enabling the colonization of Mars. SpaceX operates from many pads, on the East Coast of the US they operate from SLC-40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station and historic LC-39A at Kennedy Space Center. They also operate from SLC-4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, usually for polar launches. Another launch site is being developed at Boca Chica, Texas.

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