Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink 17
Launch Successful
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March 4, 2021, 8:24 a.m.
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A batch of 60 satellites for Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.
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Delayed to NET March 4th, 08:24 UTC.
Setting Go, new attempt time has been confirmed. Further delay confirmed due to poor conditions in recovery area.
Launch NET March 3 00:53 UTC
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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B1049 has successfully landed on ASDS OCISLY after its 8th launch.
Result: Successful Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship landing at Of Course I Still Love You.
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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Typically, a Falcon 9 rocket makes a more controlled return to Earth.
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