Falcon 9 Block 5 | Transporter 2 (Dedicated SSO Rideshare)
Launch Successful
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June 30, 2021, 7:31 p.m.
Launch Window
June 30, 2021, 6:56 p.m. - June 30, 2021, 7:54 p.m.
June 30, 2021, 6:56 p.m. - June 30, 2021, 7:54 p.m.
Transporter 2 mission is a dedicated rideshare flight to a sun-synchronous orbit with dozens of small microsatellites and nanosatellites for commercial and government customers.
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All payloads have been deployed successfully
Liftoff
Now targeting 19:31 UTC due to weather
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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B1060 has successfully landed next to the launch site after its 8th launch.
Result: Successful Return to Launch Site landing at Landing Zone 1.
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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