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Falcon 9 Block 5 | OneWeb 16
SpaceX · Falcon 9 Block 5 · Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
SpaceX's 215th launch · 2nd this year · humanity's 6,373rd orbital launch attempt
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
Window: Jan 10, 04:45 – Jan 10, 05:05 UTC
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OneWeb 16
A batch of 48 satellites for the OneWeb satellite constellation, which is intended to provide global Internet broadband service for individual consumers. The constellation is planned to have around 648 microsatellites (of which 60 are spares), around 150 kg each, operating in Ku-band from low Earth orbit.
Communications · Polar Orbit (PO)
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- B1076 · flight 2 · Return to Launch Site @ Landing Zone 1 · landed ✓ · last flew Falcon 9 Block 5 | Dragon CRS-2 SpX-26 · zone record 53/54
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All satellites confirmed deployed, launch success
Cosmic_Penguin · 1/10/2023 · source
Liftoff
SwGustav · 1/10/2023 · source
Coverage live
SwGustav · 1/10/2023 · source
Delayed by a day. Weather now >90%
Nosu · 1/8/2023 · source
Go for launch.
Cosmic_Penguin · 1/6/2023 · source
Weather 90%
Nosu · 1/5/2023 · source
Setting TBC
Nosu · 1/3/2023 · source
NET January 2023
Cosmic_Penguin · 12/1/2022 · source
Added launch per newest info of OneWeb RTF arrangements.
Cosmic_Penguin · 7/26/2022 · source
Pad — Space Launch Complex 40
Local pad time: Jan 9, 11:50 PM EST
393 launches from this pad · 1,121 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
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