Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 4-26
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Launch Window
Aug. 10, 2022, 2:14 a.m. - Aug. 10, 2022, 2:14 a.m.
Instantaneous launch window.
Aug. 10, 2022, 2:14 a.m. - Aug. 10, 2022, 2:14 a.m.
A batch of 52 satellites for Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.
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Payload deployment confirmed
Liftoff
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Delayed to 02:14 UTC due to upper level winds.
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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.
See DetailsB1073 successfully landed on A Shortfall of Gravitas stationed 656km downrange after its third flight.
Result: Successful Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship landing at A Shortfall of Gravitas.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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