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Starlink Group 4-36

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Overview

Destination: Low Earth Orbit
Mission: Communications

Low Earth Orbit Space Launch Complex 40 Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA Probability: 95%
B1062 - A Shortfall of Gravitas

A batch of 54 satellites for Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.

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Updates

SwGustav • Oct. 20, 2022, 3:07 p.m.

Successful deployment of 54 Starlink satellites


SwGustav • Oct. 20, 2022, 2:50 p.m.

Liftoff


SwGustav • Oct. 20, 2022, 2:45 p.m.

Coverage live


Nosu • Oct. 19, 2022, 6:33 p.m.

Setting GO



Falcon 9

Family:
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
Family
  • 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


B1062

Status: Destroyed


Type: Core
Flight Proven: Yes
First Flight: November 5, 2020
Last Flight: August 28, 2024
Flights: 23
Landings Attempted: 23
Landings Successful: 22
Previous B1062 Flights

Landing Information

B1062 has successfully landed on ASDS ASOG after its 10th flight.

Result: Successful Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship landing at A Shortfall of Gravitas.

SpaceX

SpaceX

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CEO: Elon Musk Founded: 2002 Successes: 422 Failures: 12 Pending: 116

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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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