Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 4-8
Launch Successful
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Instantaneous launch window.
Launch Window
Feb. 21, 2022, 2:44 p.m. - Feb. 21, 2022, 2:44 p.m.
Instantaneous launch window.
Feb. 21, 2022, 2:44 p.m. - Feb. 21, 2022, 2:44 p.m.
A batch of 46 satellites for Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.
Successful deployment confirmed
Liftoff
Reverting T-0 back
Correcting T-0.
One day slip
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 DetailsB1058 successfully landed on A Shortfall of Gravitas after its 11th 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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Note: Payload and customer identities were not publicly announced. 4th of the BlackSky Gen-3 high resolution Earth-imaging satellites.
