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Falcon 9 Block 5: OneWeb 15

A batch of 40 satellites for the OneWeb satellite constellation, which is intended to provide global Internet broadband service for individual consumers. The constellation is planned to have around 648 microsatellites (of which 60 are spares), around 150 kg each, operating in Ku-band from low Earth orbit.

Thursday, 8 December 2022
Falcon 9 Block 5: OneWeb 15

Mission Data

SpaceX
πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈSpaceXEst. 2002
Launch VehicleFalcon 9 Block 5
Vehicle FamilyFalcon
Vehicle Record644 of 645 launches (99.8%)
Provider TypeCommercial
Agency Record729 successes / 15 failures (98%)
Success Streak229 consecutive
ProgramOneWeb Β· Communication Constellation
Mission TypeCommunications
Target OrbitPolar Orbit
Launch PadLaunch Complex 39A
LocationπŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA USA
Orbital Launches This Year#171
Agency Launches This Year#55
Launches From This Pad224
Launches From This Site283
Status Note

The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).

About Falcon 9 Block 5

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.

Launch updates

  1. Launch success, all OneWeb satellites have been deployed.

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  2. Liftoff

  3. Webcast live

  4. Weather >90%

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  5. Weather 90%

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  6. Now targeting December 8 at 22:27 UTC

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  7. Adjusting T-0

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  8. Delayed by a day

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  9. Weather 90%

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  10. Setting TBC

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Launch Site

Launch Complex 39A Β· 28.6082Β°N 80.6043Β°W

Launch data from Launch Library 2 by The Space Devs.