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This information is known about the upcoming launch of the Falcon 9:
The next start time window for the Falcon 9 is currently Wednesday, April 17th, 2024. The rocket is supposed to go off between 6:30 p.m. and 7:24 p.m.
Status: Official confirmation is still pending – the current date is known with some certainty.
The launch service provider of the Falcon 9 is SpaceX. This is a commercial service provider.
Over this link You can see where the rocket is currently stationed and awaiting departure on Google Maps. The location is Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA, more precisely: Space Launch Complex 4E. A total of 752 flights have taken off from here so far and 17 landings have been recorded. The specific location currently has a total of 141 launches that have occurred. You can find out more information about the location here.
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This is what we know about the mission “WorldView Legion 1 & 2”:
The Falcon 9 flight is a flight for geoscientific exploration purposes.
WorldView Legion is a constellation of Earth observation satellites built and operated by Maxar. The constellation will consist of 6 satellites in polar and medium-inclined orbits and offer a resolution of 30 cm class.
The Falcon 9 begins its mission in the sun-synchronous orbit. A sun-synchronous orbit is an orbit around a planet whose orbital plane experiences the same change in rotation as that of the planet orbiting the sun. The sun-synchronous orbit is primarily used for weather, exploration, research and solar observation satellites.
All information about Falcon 9 Block 5 | WorldView Legion 1 & 2 at a glance:
RocketFalcon 9Full nameFalcon 9 Block 5Launch service providerSpaceXMission nameWorldView Legion 1 & 2Mission typeFlight for geoscientific exploration purposesLaunch time04/17/2024OrbitSun-synchronous orbitStatusconfirmedCountryThe USALocationVandenberg SFB, CA, USA
The last time this information was updated is: 13.04.2024at 12:01 p.m.
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