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April 15, 2023
Falcon 9 carrying Transporter-7 liftoff
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched Transporter-7, SpaceX’s seventh dedicated SmallSat Rideshare Program mission with 51 payloads, from Space Launch Complex 4E (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, on 14 April 2023, at 06:48 UTC (13 April, at 23:48 PDT).
SpaceX Transporter-7 launch and Falcon 9 first stage landing
Falcon 9’s first stage landed on Landing Zone 4 (LZ-4) at Vandenberg Space Force Base. Falcon 9’s first stage (B1063) previously supported nine missions: Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich, DART, and seven Starlink missions.
Image above: Left image, Falcon 9 first stage in descent phase, right image, Transporter-7 on the second stage just after fairings separation.
For the first time, a shorter second stage MVac nozzle was because Falcon 9 didn’t need as much performance to get the payload to its final destination.
Related link:
SpaceX: https://www.spacex.com/
Images, Video, Text, Credits: SpaceX/SciNews/Orbiter.ch Aerospace/Roland Berga.
For the first time, a shorter second stage MVac nozzle was because Falcon 9 didn’t need as much performance to get the payload to its final destination.
Related link:
SpaceX: https://www.spacex.com/
Images, Video, Text, Credits: SpaceX/SciNews/Orbiter.ch Aerospace/Roland Berga.
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