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Falcon 9 Block 4
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Jan 8, 01:00:00 UTC
StatusSuccess
VehicleFalcon 9 Block 4
OrbitLow Earth Orbit
PadSpace Launch Complex 40
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Mission

Unknown payload built by Northrop Grumman for an undisclosed customer, most likely a government organisation.

Quick facts

VehicleFalcon 9 Block 4
OrbitLow Earth Orbit
PadSpace Launch Complex 40
SiteCape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
WindowJan 8, 01:00:00 UTC→Jan 8, 03:00:00 UTC

Vehicle

FamilyFalcon
Height71 m
Diameter3.65 m
Stages2
ReusableYes
LEO capacity22,800 kg
Track record12/12 successful
Landings6/6

Reusable Hardware

All boosters →
First Stage · NewB1043
expended1st flight
Flights2
Landings1/1100%
Fastest turn134d 18h
Recovered · RTLS · LZ-1· 9 km downrange

Stage Expended

Previous flights · 1
  1. #2Iridium-6 & GRACE-FO+134d 18hPACMay 22, 2018
Acquiring satellite view…
Trajectory unknown
Space Launch Complex 40
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
28.562, -80.577
Scrub riskLOW
Go90%
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Weather & scrubLOW risk
Weather Go90%LL2 Go80%Wind4 ktGusts4 ktCloud50%Temp81°F

Limiting rule: No flight through cumulus cloud with top at or above the freezing level.

8800% cloud cover in layer above freezing (15665 ft) — approximated · ≥60% layer 11519–20083 ft (8564 ft thick) — approximated