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Falcon 9 Block 5 | OneWeb 20

OneWeb Launch 20

SpaceX · Falcon 9 Block 5 · Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

SpaceX's 414th launch · 103rd this year · humanity's 6,781st orbital launch attempt

T− --:--:--October 20, 2024 · 05:13 UTCAdd to calendar
Success

The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).

Window: Oct 20, 05:09 – Oct 20, 05:48 UTC

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OneWeb 20

A batch of 20 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)

Booster

  • B1082 · flight 7 · Return to Launch Site @ Landing Zone 4 · landed ✓ · last flew Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 11-1 · zone record 35/35

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Flight timeline

  1. T−38MGO for Prop Load
  2. T−35MStage 1 LOX Load
  3. T−35MProp Load
  4. T−16MStage 2 LOX Load
  5. T−7MEngine Chill
  6. T−1MTank Press
  7. T−1MStartup
  8. T−45SGO for Launch
  9. T−3SIgnition
  10. P0DLiftoff
  11. T+1M6SMax-Q
  12. T+2M15SMECO
  13. T+2M19SStage 2 Separation
  14. T+2M27SSES-1
  15. T+2M32SBooster Boostback Burn Startup
  16. T+3M2SFairing Separation
  17. T+3M28SBooster Boostback Burn Shutdown
  18. T+6M18SEntry Burn Startup
  19. T+6M33SEntry Burn Shutdown
  20. T+7M18SStage 1 Landing Burn
  21. T+7M56SStage 1 Landing
  22. T+8M29SSECO-1
  23. T+55M3SSES-2
  24. T+55M6SSECO-2
  25. T+59M3SPayload Separation
  26. T+59M35SPayload Separation
  27. T+1H31SPayload Separation
  28. T+1H33SPayload Separation
  29. T+1H2M13SPayload Separation
  30. T+1H12M43SPayload Separation
  31. T+1H16M15SPayload Separation
  32. T+1H17M11SPayload Separation
  33. T+1H18M27SPayload Separation
  34. T+1H18M53SPayload Separation

Updates

  • All satellites now in contact.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 10/20/2024 · source

  • All 20 satellites deployed.

    hitura-nobad · 10/20/2024 · source

  • Liftoff

    hitura-nobad · 10/20/2024 · source

  • Unofficial Webcast by SPACE AFFAIRS has started

    LL2 · 10/20/2024 · source

  • GO for launch.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 10/19/2024 · source

  • Targeting October 20 UTC per NOTAMs B0863/24.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 10/15/2024 · source

  • No longer scheduled for NET October 9.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 10/8/2024 · source

  • Tweaked launch window.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 10/2/2024 · source

  • Delayed to October 9.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 9/30/2024 · source

  • NET October 1 UTC.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 9/29/2024 · source

Pad — Space Launch Complex 4E

Local pad time: Oct 19, 10:13 PM PDT

283 launches from this pad · 899 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

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