flown missionFailure

Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 9-3

SpaceXSpace Launch Complex 4E — Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

Either the launch vehicle did not reach orbit, or the payload(s) failed to separate.

mission

Name
Starlink Group 9-3
Type
Communications
Target orbit
Low Earth Orbit (LEO)

A batch of 20 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.

schedule

NET (no earlier than)
Window opens
Window closes
Last updated
Fail reason
An oxygen leak caused a failure of the second stage engine during its second burn leading to the loss of all Starlink satellites.

vehicle & provider

Rocket
Falcon 9 Block 5
Family
Falcon
Variant
Block 5
Provider
SpaceX
Type
Commercial
Country
USA

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launch site

Pad
Space Launch Complex 4E
Location
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Country
USA
Timezone
America/Los_Angeles