Launch
SpaceX
Falcon 9 Block 5 | SDA Tranche 1 Transport Layer B
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Mission
SDA Tranche 1 Transport Layer B
Government/Top Secret
Polar Orbit
Tranche 1 Transport Layer B is one of six missions by the United States Space Force Space Development Agency (SDA) for the Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture (PWSA) Tranche 1 Transport Layer constellation, which will provide assured, resilient, low-latency military data and connectivity worldwide to the full range of warfighter platforms from Low Earth Orbit satellites. The constellation will be interconnected with Optical Inter-Satellite Links (OISLs) which have significantly increased performance over existing radio frequency crosslinks. It is expected to operate over Ka band, have stereo coverage and be dynamically networked for simpler hand-offs, greater bandwidth and fault tolerance. This launch carries 21 satellites manufactured by York Space Systems.
Status
Launch Successful
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
Pad
Space Launch Complex 4E
USA
Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) is a launch site at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, U.S. The pad was previously used by Atlas and Titan rockets between 1963 and 2005. The pad was built for use by Atlas-Agena rockets, but was later rebuilt to handle Titan rockets.
Latitude: 34.632
longitude: -120.611
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Location
America/Los_Angeles
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Vandenberg Space Force Base is a United States Space Force Base in Santa Barbara County, California. Established in 1941, Vandenberg Space Force Base is a space launch base, launching spacecraft from the Western Range, and also performs missile testing. The United States Space Force's Space Launch Delta 30 serves as the host delta for the base, equivalent to an Air Force air base wing. In addition to its military space launch mission, Vandenberg Space Force Base also hosts space launches for civil and commercial space entities, such as NASA and SpaceX.
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Rocket
Falcon 9 Block 5
Falcon 9 is a two-stage rocket designed and manufactured by SpaceX for the reliable and safe transport of satellites and the Dragon spacecraft into orbit. The Block 5 variant is the fifth major interval aimed at improving upon the ability for rapid reusability.
Details
Min stage: 1
Max stage: 2m
Length: 70.0m
Diameter: 3.65
First Flight: May 11, 2018
Total launch count: 477
Successful launches: 475
Failed launches: 1
Pending launches: 100
Consecutive successful launches: 178
Low Earth Orbit (LEO) capacity: 22800kg
Launch cost: US$52000000
Apogee: 200km
Attempted landings: 469
Successful landings: 464
Failed landings: 5
Consecutive successful landings: 164
Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO) capacity: 8300kg
Manufacturer
SpaceX
Commercial
None
None
Agency
SpaceX
Type: Commercial
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