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Starlink 4-4 mission

Mission Overview

On December 18 Falcon 9 launched 52 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, completing the first eleventh launch and landing of an orbital class rocket booster.

The Falcon 9 first stage booster has launched Dragon’s first crew demonstration mission, the RADARSAT Constellation Mission, SXM-7, and now 8 Starlink missions.

Payload 52 Starlink version 1.5 satellites
Deployment orbit Low Earth Orbit, ~ 211 km x 341 km x 53.22°
Launch vehicle Falcon 9 v1.2 Block 5
Core B1051.11
Flights of this core 10 (NASA DM-1, RADARSAT CM, Starlink-3 , Starlink-6, Starlink-9, Starlink-13, Sirius SXM-7, Starlink-16, Starlink-21, Starlink-27)
Launch site Vandenberg Space Force Base (VSFB) SLC-4E
Landing site Of Course I Still Love Your (OCILSY) Droneship , 638km downrange

Stats

:ballot_box_with_check: 132nd Falcon 9 launch all time
:ballot_box_with_check: 91st Falcon 9 landing
:ballot_box_with_check: 113th consecutive successful Falcon 9 launch (excluding Amos-6)
:ballot_box_with_check: 29th SpaceX launch this year

Turksat 5B Mission

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Mission Overview

On Saturday, December 18 at 10:58 p.m. EST, Falcon 9 launched the Turksat 5B mission to geostationary transfer orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. This was the third launch and landing of this booster, which previously supported launch of CRS-22 and Crew-3.

Payload Türksat 5B
Payload mass ~ 4500 kg
Operational Orbit Geostationary orbit 42° East
Launch Vehicle Falcon 9 v1.2 Block 5
Core B1067
Past flights of this core 2 (NASA CRS-22, NASA Crew-3)
Launch site SLC-40 , Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida
Landing A Shortfall Of Gravitas (ASOG) Droneship, Atlantic Ocean
Mission success criteria Successful separation of the Türksat 5B satellite in the correct Geostationary Transfer Orbit.

Stats

:ballot_box_with_check: 133. Falcon 9 launch all time
:ballot_box_with_check: 92. Falcon 9 landing
:ballot_box_with_check: 114. consecutive successful Falcon 9 launch (excluding Amos-6)
:ballot_box_with_check: 30. SpaceX launch this year

CRS-24

Launch: December 21, 2021 10:06 AM

Overview

SpaceX’s 24th ISS resupply mission on behalf of NASA, this mission brings essential supplies to the International Space Station using the cargo variant of SpaceX’s Dragon 2 spacecraft. Cargo includes several science experiments. The booster for this mission is expected to land on an ASDS. The mission will be complete with return and recovery of the Dragon capsule and down cargo.

Past flights of this core 0
Past flights of this capsule 1 (CRS-22)
Payload mass 2989 kg of science, research, crew supplies, and vehicle hardware
Core B1069.1
Capsule C209.2
Payload Commercial Resupply Services-24 supplies, equipment and experiments
Spacecraft type Dragon 2
Launch vehicle Falcon 9 v1.2 Block 5
Docking ISS Harmony FWD docking port (PMA-2 / IDA-2)
Booster Landing Just Read The Instructions (JRTI) Droneship, Atlantic Ocean
Launch site LC-39A , Kennedy Space Center, Florida
Separation orbit Low Earth Orbit, ~200 km x 51.66°
Destination orbit Low Earth Orbit, ~400 km x 51.66° (ISS)
Mission success criteria Successful separation and deployment of Dragon into the target orbit; docking to the ISS; undocking from the ISS; and reentry, splashdown, and recovery of Dragon.

Starlink 4-5 mission

Mission Overview

On January 6 Falcon 9 launched 49 Starlink satellites to low Earth orbit from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at Kennedy Space Center in Florida. This was the fourth launch and landing of this Falcon 9 first stage booster, which previously launched GPS III-4, GPS III-5, and Inspiration4.

Payload 49 Starlink version 1.5 satellites
Deployment orbit Low Earth Orbit, ~ 211 km x 341 km x 53.22°
Launch vehicle Falcon 9 v1.2 Block 5
Core B1062-4
Flights of this core 2x GPS + Inspiration4
Launch site KSC LC-39A
Landing attempt Yes
Landing site ASOG Droneship , 638km downrange

Stats

:ballot_box_with_check: 135th Falcon 9 launch all time
:ballot_box_with_check: 94th Falcon 9 landing
:ballot_box_with_check: 116th consecutive successful Falcon 9 launch (excluding Amos-6)
:ballot_box_with_check: 1st SpaceX launch this year

Transporter-3 mission

Mission Overview

On January 13, Falcon 9 launched Transporter-3, SpaceX’s third dedicated SmallSat Rideshare Program mission, from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. This was the tenth launch and landing of this Falcon 9 stage booster, which previously supported launch of Crew Demo-2, ANASIS-II, CRS-21, Transporter-1, and five Starlink missions. Following stage separation, SpaceX landed Falcon 9’s first stage on Landing Zone 1 (LZ-1) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.

On board this launch were 105 commercial and government spacecraft (including CubeSats, microsats, PocketQubes, and orbital transfer vehicles).

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Deployment orbit ~500 km x ~97°, SSO
Vehicle Falcon 9 v1.2 Block 5
Core B1058.10
Past flights of this core Crew Demo-2, ANASIS-II, CRS-21, Transporter-1, and five Starlink missions.
Launch site SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida
Landing LZ-1
Mission success criteria Successful deployment of spacecraft into contracted orbit

Stats

:ballot_box_with_check: 136th Falcon 9 launch all time
:ballot_box_with_check: 95nd Falcon 9 landing (if successful)
:ballot_box_with_check: 117th consecutive successful Falcon 9 launch (if successful; excluding Amos-6)
:ballot_box_with_check: 2nd SpaceX launch this year

Starlink 4-6 mission

Launch:
January 19, 2022 2:04 AM

Mission Overview

SpaceX is targeting Monday, January 17 for a Falcon 9 launch of 49 Starlink satellites to low Earth orbit from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The instantaneous launch window is at 7:26 p.m. EST (00:36 UTC on January 18), and a backup opportunity is available on Tuesday, January 18 at 7:04 p.m. EST (00:04 UTC on January 19).

The booster supporting this mission previously launched GPS III-3, Turksat 5A, Transporter-2, and six Starlink missions. Following stage separation, SpaceX will land Falcon 9’s first stage on the A Shortfall of Gravitas droneship, which will be stationed in the Atlantic Ocean. Each of Falcon 9’s fairing halves previously supported one Starlink mission.

Weather 70% GO
Payload 49 Starlink version 1.5 satellites
Deployment orbit Low Earth Orbit, ~ 210 km x 339 km x 53.22°
Launch vehicle Falcon 9 v1.2 Block 5
Core B1060.10
Flights of this core 9: GPS III-3, Turksat 5A, Transporter-2, 6xStarlink
Launch site KSC LC-39A
Landing attempt Yes
Landing site A Shortfall of Gravitas (Droneship), ~654km downrange

Stats

:ballot_box_with_check: 137th Falcon 9 launch all time
:ballot_box_with_check: 96th Falcon 9 landing
:ballot_box_with_check: 118th consecutive successful Falcon 9 launch (excluding Amos-6)
:ballot_box_with_check: 3rd SpaceX launch this year

The next crewed launch from KSC is expected in April 2022 , for the Crew-4 mission. SpaceX also has a third Falcon 9 launch site in California at the Vandenberg Space Force Base. There is yet another Falcon 9 rocket there awaiting its own mission, SpaceX has said. So waiting for new videos :wink:

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Starship Update

Falcon Heavy’s launch of the USSF-67 mission to a geosynchronous Earth orbit from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

Following booster separation, Falcon Heavy’s two side boosters will land on SpaceX’s Landing Zones 1 and 2 (LZ-1 and LZ-2) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.