Globalstar 2-R Mission 1 (x 9)
Falcon 9 Block 5
SpaceX
Rocket Launch Video
SpaceX: Globalstar 2-R Launch 1 MissionTrajectory
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Rocket Launch Timeline
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| T- 00 : 38 : 00 | GO for Prop Load Launch director verifies go for propellant load |
| T- 00 : 35 : 00 | Stage 1 LOX Load Start of liquid oxygen loading in the first stage |
| T- 00 : 35 : 00 | Prop Load Start of propelland loading |
| T- 00 : 16 : 00 | Stage 2 LOX Load Start of liquid oxygen loading in the second stage |
| T- 00 : 07 : 00 | Engine Chill Start of engine chilling |
| T- 00 : 01 : 00 | Startup The onboard computer takes control over the countdown and runs last checks |
| T- 00 : 01 : 00 | Tank Press Fuel tanks are pressurized to flight levels |
| T- 00 : 00 : 45 | GO for Launch Launch director verifies go for launch |
| T- 00 : 00 : 03 | Ignition Start of the engine ignition sequence |
| T+ 00 : 00 : 00 | Liftoff First upwards movement of the rocket |
| T+ 00 : 01 : 09 | Max-Q Maximum dynamic pressure |
| T+ 00 : 02 : 26 | MECO Cut-off of the main engine |
| T+ 00 : 02 : 30 | Stage 2 Separation Separation of the second stage from the first |
| T+ 00 : 02 : 37 | SES-1 First start of the second engine |
| T+ 00 : 03 : 09 | Fairing Separation Separation of the payload fairing |
| T+ 00 : 06 : 40 | Entry Burn Startup Start of the atmospheric entry burn |
| T+ 00 : 07 : 03 | Entry Burn Shutdown End of the atmospheric entry burn |
| T+ 00 : 08 : 14 | SECO-1 First cut-off of the second engine |
| T+ 00 : 08 : 25 | Stage 1 Landing Burn Start of the first stage landing burn |
| T+ 00 : 08 : 49 | Stage 1 Landing Landing of the first stage |
| T+ 00 : 53 : 20 | SES-2 Second start of the second engine |
| T+ 00 : 53 : 36 | SECO-2 Second cut-off of the second engine |
| T+ 01 : 01 : 37 | Payload Deployment Sequence Start Start of the payload deployment sequence |
| T+ 01 : 08 : 17 | Payload Deployment Sequence End End of the payload deployment sequence. |
Mission
Globalstar 2-R Mission 1 (x 9)
- Type: Communications
- Orbit: Low Earth Orbit
- Launch Cost: $52,000,000
The Globalstar global mobile communications network offers global, digital real time voice, data and fax services via its Low Earth Orbit satellite constellation. The constellation operates in a 1410 km orbit inclined at 52 degrees.
In early 2022, Globalstar contracted with MDA for the construction of 17 new 2nd generation refresh satellites to replenish the existing constellation. Rocket Lab is sub-contracted to build the satellites' buses and the launch dispensers.
Location
Space Launch Complex 40
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
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Space Launch Complex 40 has witnessed the launch of 387 rockets, including 387 orbital launch attempts. While Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA, has been the site for 1114 rocket launches.
Cape Canaveral Space Force Station (CCSFS) is an installation of the United States Space Force's Space Launch Delta 45, located on Cape Canaveral in Brevard County, Florida.
Rocket
SpaceX Falcon 9 Block 5
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.
Landing
The Falcon 9 first stage will land on ASDS ASOG after its flight. The booster serial number is unknown at this time. Check back for more details about the booster.
A Shortfall of Gravitas - ASOG
The fourth ASDS barge, A Shortfall of Gravitas (ASOG) is currently used to recover Falcon 9 and Heavy boosters in the Altantic Ocean.
Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship - ASDS
An autonomous spaceport drone ship (ASDS) is an ocean-going vessel derived from a deck barge, outfitted with station-keeping engines and a large landing platform. Construction of such ships was commissioned by aerospace company SpaceX to allow for recovery of rocket first-stages at sea for high-velocity missions which do not carry enough fuel to return to the launch site after lofting spacecraft onto an orbital trajectory.
Agency
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.
