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Falcon 9 Block 5: Starlink Group 7-18
A batch of 22 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.
Tuesday, 2 April 202402:30 UTC
Mission Data
🇺🇸SpaceXEst. 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
ProgramStarlink · Communication Constellation
Mission TypeCommunications
Target OrbitLow Earth Orbit
Launch PadSpace Launch Complex 4E
Location🇺🇸 Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA USA
Orbital Launches This Year#63
Agency Launches This Year#33
Launches From This Pad307
Launches From This Site923
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
Launch Site
Space Launch Complex 4E · 34.6320°N 120.6110°W
Launch data from Launch Library 2 by The Space Devs.