Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink 1

Successful Launch

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Nov. 11, 2019, 2:56 p.m.

Launch Window

Nov. 11, 2019, 2:50 p.m. - Nov. 11, 2019, 3:01 p.m.


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Low Earth Orbit Space Launch Complex 40 Cape Canaveral, FL, USA Probability: 80%
B1048 - Of Course I Still Love You

SpaceX

Falcon 9 Block 5

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CEO: Elon Musk Founded: 2002 Successes: 82 Failures: 6 Pending: 40

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 has many pads, on the East Coast of the US they own SLC-40 at Cape Canaveral and LC-39A at the Kennedy Space Center for their lower inclination launches. They also own SLC-4E at Vandenberg, California for their high inclination launches. Another site is also being developed at Boca Chica, Texas.

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Starlink 1

Communications

A batch of 60 satellites for Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system. Since the demo launch of Starlink satellites, SpaceX has increased spectrum capacity for the end-user through upgrades in design that maximize the use of both Ka and Ku bands. Additionally, components of each satellite are 100% destructible and will quickly burn up in Earth’s atmosphere at the end of their life cycle.

Launch Infographic

Geoff Barrett is an independent graphic artist that creates launch infographics for space flight events.

Falcon 9 Block 5

Family: Falcon
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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B1048

Type: Core
Flight Proven: Yes
Successful Landing

B1048 has sucessfully landed on OCISLY after its fourth flight.


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