Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 4-18

  • Trevor Sesnic
    • Liftoff Time
    		 May 18, 2022 – 10:59 UTC
    May 18, 2022 – 06:59 EDT
    Mission Name
    		 Starlink Group 4-18 (53 satellites)
    Launch Provider
    (What rocket company launched it?)
    		 SpaceX
    Customer
    (Who paid for this?)
    		 SpaceX
    Rocket
    		 Falcon 9 B1052-5; 69.89-day turnaround
    Launch Location
    		 Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A), Kennedy Space Center, Florida
    Payload mass
    		 16,250 kg (35,800 lb)
    Where did the satellites go?
    		 Low-Earth Orbit
    Where did the first stage land?
    		 B1052 successfully completed a landing on A Shortfall of Gravitas (ASoG)

    Tug: Doug; Support: Doug
    Did they attempt to recover the fairings?
    		 The fairing halves were recovered by Doug
    This was the
    		 – 155th Falcon 9 launch
    – 21st Falcon 9 launch in 2022
    – 153rd Falcon 9 launch success
    – 93rd Falcon 9 launch with a flight-proven stage
    – 49th SpaceX launch from LC-39A
    – 164th SpaceX mission
    – 158th SpaceX mission success
    – 163rd SpaceX launch
    – 21st SpaceX launch of 2022
    – 94th Falcon booster landing success on a drone ship
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