NEXT SPACEFLIGHT

Status

Success

OneWeb #17

Launch Time
Thu Mar 09, 2023 19:13 UTC

Rocket

Falcon 9 Block 5
Image Credit: SpaceX
SpaceX
Status: Active
Price: $69.75 million
Liftoff Thrust: 7,607 kN
Payload to LEO: 22,800 kg
Payload to GTO: 8,300 kg
Stages: 2
Strap-ons: 0
Rocket Height: 70.0 m
Fairing Diameter: 5.2 m
Fairing Height: 13.0 m

Vehicles

Landing Zone 1

B1062

Flight #13
26 day turnaround
193rd Falcon recovery attempt
181st successful Falcon recovery
103rd consecutive successful Falcon landing and recovery

Mission Details

OneWeb #17

The 17th flight dedicated to the OneWeb high-speed Internet constellation. The initial constellation consists of 648 satellites. Later, the constellation could be expanded to more than 900 satellites depending on demand. OneWeb is expected to begin customer demonstrations in 2022, then provide a global, 24-hour service in 2022/2023.

Each satellite in the constellation weighs 147.7 kg. They are powered by Russian ion engines, manufactured by OKB-Fakel, and have two solar panels for their power supply. The first generation of satellites, operating on a quasi-polar orbit (1 200 km x 86.4°), cannot perform inter-satellite communication, and can only be used near a ground relay station.

Payloads: 40
Total Mass: 5,908.0 kg
Polar Orbit

Location

SLC-40, Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, USA

Stats

2023

33rd orbital launch attempt

SpaceX

220th mission
16th mission of 2023
214th successful mission
186th consecutive successful mission

Falcon 9

210th mission
15th mission of 2023
207th successful mission
181st consecutive successful mission