Scheduled

Falcon 9 Block 5 | Telesat Lightspeed 1

SpaceX · Falcon 9 Block 5

The schedule gives this one date known, time not yet set.

Current date is a placeholder or rough estimation based on unreliable or interpreted sources.

The mission

Up to 18 satellites manufactured by MDA for Canadian satellite operator Telesat's Lightspeed constellation.

Vehicle and site

Rocket

Falcon 9 Block 5

Family

Falcon

Mission

Telesat Lightspeed 1

Mission type

Communications

Pad

Unknown Pad

Location

Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

Coordinates

28.4580°, -80.5280°

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.

SpaceX

Space Exploration Technologies Corp., known as SpaceX, is an American aerospace manufacturer and space transport services company headquartered in Hawthorne, California. It was founded in 2002 by entrepreneur Elon Musk with the goal of reducing space transportation costs and enabling the colonization of Mars. SpaceX operates from many pads, on the East Coast of the US they operate from SLC-40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station and historic LC-39A at Kennedy Space Center. They also operate from SLC-4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, usually for polar launches. Another launch site is being developed at Boca Chica, Texas.

Launches to date

735

Successful

720

Failed

15

Consecutive successes

220

Schedule from Launch Library 2, rebuilt hourly. Dates slip: a time given to the minute is a target, not a promise, and this page reflects the schedule as it stood at the last build. All upcoming launches.