Falcon 9 Block 5 | BlueBird Block 1

  • Trevor Sesnic
    • 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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