SpaceX

SDA Tranche 0B

Success

Falcon 9 Block 5

T-minus to liftoff

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Saturday September 2 2023, 14:25:00 UTC

StatusSuccess

VehicleFalcon 9 Block 5

OrbitPolar Orbit

PadSpace Launch Complex 4E

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Mission

Second mission launched by the Space Development Agency for the Tranche 0 Transport Layer.

Quick facts

VehicleFalcon 9 Block 5

OrbitPolar Orbit

PadSpace Launch Complex 4E

SiteVandenberg SFB, CA, USA

WindowSaturday September 2 2023, 14:25:00 UTC→Saturday September 2 2023, 14:25:00 UTC

Vehicle

FamilyFalcon

Height70 m

Diameter3.7 m

Stages2

ReusableYes

LEO capacity22,800 kg

Track record606/607 successful

Landings593/598

All launches

SpaceX

SDA Tranche 0B

Success

Falcon 9 Block 5

T-minus to liftoff

-

00

HOURS

:

00

MINUTES

:

00

SECONDS

Saturday September 2 2023, 14:25:00 UTC

StatusSuccess

Scrub riskLOW

Go95%

VehicleFalcon 9 Block 5

OrbitPolar Orbit

PadSpace Launch Complex 4E

Launch CodexDossier

Every source for this mission in one place — news, social, references, notes & the exact timeline.

Explore

Acquiring satellite view…

Trajectory unknown

Space Launch Complex 4E

Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

34.632, -120.611

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Mission

Second mission launched by the Space Development Agency for the Tranche 0 Transport Layer.

Q's read

Weather & scrubLOW risk

Weather Go95%Wind4 m/sGusts5 m/sCloud47%Temp15°C

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

max cloud-top 3916 m above freezing 3589 m (26% cover in 10 nmi) · no GLM flashes within 25 nmi / 30 min, likely cirrus / stratiform ice rather than cumulus · 7.3 ≥ 6 ft significant wave height

Quick facts

VehicleFalcon 9 Block 5

OrbitPolar Orbit

PadSpace Launch Complex 4E

SiteVandenberg SFB, CA, USA

WindowSaturday September 2 2023, 14:25:00 UTC→Saturday September 2 2023, 14:25:00 UTC

Vehicle

FamilyFalcon

Height70 m

Diameter3.7 m

Stages2

ReusableYes

LEO capacity22,800 kg

Track record606/607 successful

Landings593/598

Launch CodexDossier

Every source for this mission in one place — news, social, references, notes & the exact timeline.

Explore

Scrub riskLOW

Go95%

Q's read

Weather & scrubLOW risk

Weather Go95%Wind4 m/sGusts5 m/sCloud47%Temp15°C

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

max cloud-top 3916 m above freezing 3589 m (26% cover in 10 nmi) · no GLM flashes within 25 nmi / 30 min, likely cirrus / stratiform ice rather than cumulus · 7.3 ≥ 6 ft significant wave height

Acquiring satellite view…

Trajectory unknown

Space Launch Complex 4E

Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

34.632, -120.611