Falcon 9 Block 5 | BlueBird Block 1

Liftoff Time
September 12, 2024 – 08:52 UTC
September 12, 2024 – 04:52 EDT
Mission Name
BlueBird Block 1 #1-5
Launch Provider
(What rocket company launched it?)
SpaceX
Customer
(Who paid for this?)
AST SpaceMobile
Rocket
Falcon 9 B1078-13; 41.16-day turnaround
Launch Location
Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40), Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida
Payload mass
7,500 kg (16,500 lb)
Where did the satellites go?
Low-Earth Orbit
Where did the first stage land?
B1078 successfully completed a landing on Landing Zone 1 (LZ-1)

Tug: N/A; Support: N/A
Did they attempt to recover the fairings?
The fairing halves were recovered by GO Cosmos
This was the
– 374th Falcon 9 mission
– 302nd Falcon 9 flight with a flight-proven booster
– 316th reflight of a Falcon booster
– 85th reflight of a Falcon booster in 2024
– 347th booster landing
– 6th consecutive Falcon booster landing
– 91st SpaceX launch of 2024
– 206th SpaceX launch from SLC-40

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