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Project Starfall Demonstration Mission

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Project Starfall Demonstration Mission

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Falcon 9 Block 5
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Jun 23, 10:53:00 UTC
StatusSuccess
VehicleFalcon 9 Block 5
OrbitLow Earth Orbit
PadSpace Launch Complex 40
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Mission

Note: Mission profile and payload details are TBD. Demonstration mission for SpaceX’s Project Starfall, which aims to mass-produce reentry capsules designed to autonomously transport valuable customer experiments and other payloads safely back from space to Earth, including for in-orbit manufacturing. Starfall is a cylindrical shaped capsule approximately 0.75 meters tall with a diameter of 3.1 meters, weighing approximately 2100 kilograms, and capable of carrying 1000 kilograms of payload. It is designed to be carried on Starship flights.

Quick facts

VehicleFalcon 9 Block 5
OrbitLow Earth Orbit
PadSpace Launch Complex 40
SiteCape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
WindowJun 23, 10:43:00 UTC→Jun 23, 11:43:00 UTC

Vehicle

FamilyFalcon
Height70 m
Diameter3.65 m
Stages2
ReusableYes
LEO capacity22,800 kg
Track record603/604 successful
Landings590/595
Acquiring satellite view…
General trajectory
Space Launch Complex 40
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Launching
Southeast
120° · ESE
28.562, -80.577

Orbital elements (TLE)

2 element sets
Orbit
Apogee1,417 km
Perigee1,390 km
Period113.9 min
Inclination52.01°

Launch heading 120° · ESE from Project Starfall Demonstration Mission PO.

Parking orbitProject Starfall Demonstration Mission PO› conemedium
1 70125U 26145A 26174.45916667 .00000000 00000-0 00000-0 0 9997
2 70125 40.3330 215.8632 0873241 142.6009 000.8000 14.29598468 08
OrbitProject Starfall Demonstration Missionmedium
1 70125U 26145A 26174.49759259 .00000000 00000-0 00000-0 0 9993
2 70125 52.0074 210.0674 0016956 342.3254 000.0000 12.64695129 00

Pre-launch TLEs from Dillon's Space Page. Estimated before flight — the real orbit is confirmed post-launch.

Scrub riskLOW
Go88%
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Weather & scrubLOW risk
Weather Go88%LL2 Go95%Wind4 ktGusts4 ktCloud2%Temp79°F

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

1400% cloud cover in layer above freezing (15739 ft) — approximated · ≥60% layer 15646–20073 ft (4427 ft thick) — approximated

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