A batch of satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.
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Atlas V 501 | Project Kuiper Protoflight Mission (Atlas V #1)
Fri 06, Oct 2023 07:00:PM
Space Launch Complex 41
Cape Canaveral, FL, USA
Mission Details
This launch will launch 2 KuiperSat demonstration satellites to 500 km altitude, 30 degree inclination orbit. They were previously scheduled on the 1st Vulcan launch.
Project Kuiper is a mega constellation of satellites in Low Earth Orbit that will offer broadband internet access, this constellation will be managed by Kuiper Systems LLC, a subsidiary of Amazon. This constellation is planned to be composed of 3,276 satellites. The satellites are projected to be placed in 98 orbital planes in three orbital layers, one at 590 km, 610 km and 630 km altitude.
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Falcon 9 Block 5 | O3b mPower 5 & 6
Mon 30, Oct 2023 07:00:PM
Space Launch Complex 40
Cape Canaveral, FL, USA
Mission Details
Fifth and sixth of a constellation of eleven high-throughput communications satellites in Medium Earth Orbit (MEO) built by Boeing and operated by SES.
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Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 6-19
Mon 30, Oct 2023 07:00:PM
Space Launch Complex 40
Cape Canaveral, FL, USA
Mission Details
A batch of satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.
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Falcon 9 Block 5 | USSF-124
Mon 30, Oct 2023 07:00:PM
Space Launch Complex 40
Cape Canaveral, FL, USA
Mission Details
Hypersonic and Ballistic Tracking Space Sensor (HBTSS) mission for the US Missile Defense Agency.
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Falcon 9 Block 5
Family
Falcon
Length
70
Diameter
3.65
Launch Mass
549
Low Earth Orbit Capacity
22800
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.
SpaceX | USA
Launchers
Falcon | Starship
Spacecraft
Dragon
Total Launches
280
Successful Launches
10
Upcoming Launches
130
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.
