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Launched 2021-12-18 12:41:40 UTCSpace Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Success
Reached Low Earth Orbit
Landed
B1051 Landed
The first stage landed on Of Course I Still Love You, on its 11th flight.
Worldwide
134th
orbital launch attempt in 2021
SpaceX
33rd
launch this year
Space Launch Complex 4E
3rd
launch from this pad this year
Pad turnaround
24 d 6 h
since the pad's previous launch
A batch of 52 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.
Launches
742
Successful
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Landings
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of 715
Upcoming
136
scheduled
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Successful launch of of 52 Starlink satellites
Nosu
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New T-0
SwGustav
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SpaceX confirmed static fire complete.
Cosmic_Penguin
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Reportedly delayed by a day
Nosu
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New launch time and satellite batch name.
Cosmic_Penguin
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Marine space closure notices filed that fits with this launch - pending SpaceX/other news sites’ confirmation.
Cosmic_Penguin
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Launch delayed. Reverting back to TBD October.
Nosu
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Updated launch date/time per marine space closure notices, awaiting confirmation by SpaceX.
Cosmic_Penguin
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Adding launch TBD October
Nosu
Height
70m
Diameter
3.6m
To low Earth orbit
22,800kg
Liftoff thrust
7,607kN
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