Falcon 9 Block 5 launch preview
GOFalcon 9 Block 5

Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 10-24

SpaceX·Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL

A batch of 29 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.

Launch Vehicle

Falcon 9 Block 5

SpaceX

Falcon 9 is SpaceX's two-stage, partially reusable orbital rocket and the world's most frequently flown launch vehicle. The current Block 5 variant, flying since May 2018, is optimised for rapid reuse: its first-stage booster lands on drone ships or at the launch site and can fly again with minimal refurbishment. Individual boosters have surpassed 20 flights on a single airframe, fundamentally changing the economics of orbital launch.

Height

70 m (229 ft)

Diameter

3.7 m (12 ft)

Payload to LEO

22,800 kg (expendable) / 17,400 kg (reusable)

Payload to GTO

8,300 kg (reusable)

Stages

2

First Flight

June 4, 2010 (Block 5: May 11, 2018)

Engines

9× Merlin 1D (first stage), 1× Merlin 1D Vacuum (second stage)

Propellant

RP-1 (kerosene) / Liquid Oxygen

Reusable

Yes

Notable

  • First orbital-class rocket to land and refly its first-stage booster
  • Single booster record: B1067 has flown 34+ times on one airframe — the most of any orbital rocket booster in history
  • Workhorse of the Starlink broadband constellation — hundreds of Starlink flights
  • Has flown NASA astronauts, classified payloads, commercial satellites, and interplanetary spacecraft

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Local Pad · Tue, Apr 14 · 2:13 AM EDT // 06:13 UTC
Launch Window · 4 hours

Launch Window

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Open

2:13 AM EDT

Target

2:13 AM EDT

Close

6:13 AM EDT

Estimated GO · Falcon 9 Block 5

86%

Hourly forecast: overcast · precip 0% · clouds 100% · wind 5 mph · gusts 13 mph · vis 24.1 km

As of 2026-04-10 · Open-Meteo forecast

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Launch Site

Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL

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