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Launched 2021-03-04 08:24:54 UTCLaunch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
Success
Reached Low Earth Orbit
Landed
B1049 Landed
The first stage landed on Of Course I Still Love You, on its 8th flight.
Worldwide
18th
orbital launch attempt in 2021
SpaceX
8th
launch this year
Launch Complex 39A
2nd
launch from this pad this year
Pad turnaround
42 d 19 h
since the pad's previous launch
A batch of 60 satellites for Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.
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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Delayed to NET March 4th, 08:24 UTC.
SwGustav
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Setting Go, new attempt time has been confirmed. Further delay confirmed due to poor conditions in recovery area.
JRascagneres
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Launch NET March 3 00:53 UTC
Nosu
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Next attempt on March 2 at 01:15 UTC (March 1 at 8:15pm EST). Weather 60%.
Nosu
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Scrubbed, reason unknown. Webcast said next available attempt.
JRascagneres
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Weather 90%
Nosu
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Weather 80%
Nosu
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Launch is GO
Nosu
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Starlink 17 NET March 1 01:37 UTC.
Nosu
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NET Feb 19
Nosu
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Setting TBC following the B1059 recovery failure until new information becomes available.
Nosu
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New launch time.
Cosmic_Penguin
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Launch NET Feb 16, 06:17 per multiple source and NOTMARs
SwGustav
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Launch is delayed according to cancelled NOTMARs. Set placeholder date until more info is available.
spacevogel
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Delay to Sunday confirmed by SpaceX
Nosu
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Moving to Feb 7 and marking TBC based on tweets
JRascagneres
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Delayed to February 4. NOTAM A0362/21. T-0 per http://www.launchphotography.com/Launch_Viewing_Guide.html
Nosu
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New launch date
Cosmic_Penguin
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Delayed by a day
SwGustav
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Seems like the launch is back on February 1; first stage recovery ship reversed track and is heading to the recovery zone. (https://twitter.com/SpaceXFleet/status/1355669191714603008)
Cosmic_Penguin
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Launch TBD now
SwGustav
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New marine space closure notices issued for Feb. 1.
Cosmic_Penguin
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Launch slip per recovery ships tracking.
Cosmic_Penguin
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Delaying by a day and setting GO
SwGustav
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Delaying by a day
SwGustav
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NET 29th
SwGustav
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Adding the launch
SwGustav
Height
70m
Diameter
3.6m
To low Earth orbit
22,800kg
Liftoff thrust
7,607kN
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