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Falcon 9 Block 5: Starlink Group 9-3

A batch of 20 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.

Failure:An oxygen leak caused a failure of the second stage engine during its second burn leading to the loss of all Starlink satellites.
Friday, 12 July 202402:35 UTC
Falcon 9 Block 5: Starlink Group 9-3

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
ProgramStarlink Β· Communication Constellation
Mission TypeCommunications
Target OrbitLow Earth Orbit
Launch PadSpace Launch Complex 4E
LocationπŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA USA
Orbital Launches This Year#133
Agency Launches This Year#72
Launches From This Pad307
Launches From This Site923
Status Note

Either the launch vehicle did not reach orbit, or the payload(s) failed to separate.

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. All satellites are believed to have reentered the atmosphere. Downgrading the outcome to full failure.

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  2. A RUD of the second stage engine during its second burn led to deployment of the Starlink satellites into a lower than intended orbit. Some may be salvageable using their onboard propulsion to compensate.

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  3. Payload deployment confirmed, orbit data pending.

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  4. Liftoff.

  5. T-0 is accurate to the second

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  6. Updating window

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  7. Delayed by a day

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  8. Setting GO

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  9. Delayed to NET July 11 UTC per NOTAMs R0161/24.

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  10. T-0 is accurate to the second

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Launch Site

Space Launch Complex 4E Β· 34.6320Β°N 120.6110Β°W

Launch data from Launch Library 2 by The Space Devs.