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Falcon 9 Block 5 | Spaceflight SSO-A

Name: Falcon 9 Block 5 | Spaceflight SSO-A
Start: 2018-12-03
Location: Space Launch Complex 4E

SpaceX • Falcon 9 Block 5 • Space Launch Complex 4E (CA)

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Spaceflight SSO-A

SpaceX • Falcon 9 Block 5 • SLC-4E

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Mission answer

Dedicated rideshare launching payloads into sun-synchronous orbit. Payloads include ORS-6, EU:CROPIS, STPSat-5, BlackSky Global-1 to -4, HawkEye Pathfinder 1-3, Iceye, NEXTSat-1, 2 SkySats, Centauri II, and a Flock of Doves.

Status

Success

Provider

SpaceX

Vehicle

Falcon 9 Block 5

Launch site

Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

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Launch Library 2 record: 90eb3d56-c719-4228-b136-d1465dda2424
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Stages & recovery

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First stage

B1046

Landing success: 100%

Fastest turnaround: 87d 9h

0 in 2026

First flight: May 11, 2018

Last mission: Jan 19, 2020, 3:30 PM UTC

Source: Launch Library 2

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Recovery

Booster recovery

Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship • Just Read the Instructions

Successful landing • LL2

LL2

Type: Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship

Location: Just Read the Instructions

The first stage of the Falcon 9 successfully landed on the ASDS, JRTI, stationed off the west coast. This was the third successful landing of B1046.

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This mission

Photos: DVIDS / U.S. Dept. of Defense

This booster: B1046

Launch Library 2 (The Space Devs)Photos: DVIDS / U.S. Dept. of DefensePhotos: NASAWikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0Wikimedia Commons · CC0

This rocket: Falcon 9 Block 5

Launch Library 2 (The Space Devs)Photos: DVIDS / U.S. Dept. of DefenseWikimedia Commons · Public domainPhotos: NASA

Landing: Just Read the Instructions

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Launch pad: Space Launch Complex 4E

Launch Library 2 (The Space Devs)Photos: DVIDS / U.S. Dept. of DefenseWikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0

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Launch info

Provider

SpaceX

Vehicle

Falcon 9 Block 5

Pad

Space Launch Complex 4E (SLC-4E)

State

NET

2018-12-03T18:34:05+00:00

Window start

2018-12-03T18:32:00+00:00

Window end

2018-12-03T19:00:00+00:00

Orbit

Sun-Synchronous Orbit

Mission type

Dedicated Rideshare

Launch site

Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

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Launch story

Mission stats

Provider, rocket, pad, and booster history tied to this launch.

2026 snapshot

Provider legacy

SpaceX

Lifetime launches

19 in 2026

SpaceX has 71 launches on record, with 19 in 2026.

Rocket track record

Falcon 9 Block 5

629

Successful missions

104 in 2026

Falcon 9 Block 5 has 629 successful missions on record, with 104 in 2026.

Pad history

Space Launch Complex 4E

Pad launches

6 in 2026

Space Launch Complex 4E has 81 launches from this pad on record, with 6 in 2026.

Rocket reliability

100% all time

2026: 100% (104/104)

Pad turnaround

56d 16h

Reported pad reuse cadence.

Booster story

First-stage boosters

Core-level mission cadence associated with this launch.

1 core

expended. Flight proven. Tracked 4 local missions.Configuration: Falcon 9 Block 5Landing record: 3/3 landingsLanding success: 100%Fastest turnaround: 87d 9hFirst flight: May 11, 2018Last mission: Jan 19, 2020, 3:30 PM UTCSource: Launch Library 2

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Tracked objects from this launch

65 objects

SATCAT inventory for 2018-099

Last checked: 2026-08-29T00:11:01.64+00:00

Last success: 2026-08-29T00:11:01.64+00:00

Last non-empty: 2026-08-29T00:11:01.64+00:00

Latest snapshot: 2026-08-29T00:11:01.64+00:00

Snapshot hash: 9f28207171d66ae6f99a8a44774e1df742ba504bc4f8f69b1f17936ce8018550

LL2 payloads: 0SATCAT payloads: 63Delta: +63RB: 0DEB: 0UNK: 2

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SATCAT payload objects

MINXSS-2
2018-099ANORAD 43758PAYUnited States (US)Ops: +
Technical details
Orbit type: ORBOrbit center: EALaunch site: AFWTRPeriod: 92.79 min
Inc: 97.5°
407 km → 415 km
SNUSAT-2
2018-099AANORAD 43782PAYSouth Korea (SKOR)Ops: +
Technical details
Orbit type: ORBOrbit center: EALaunch site: AFWTRPeriod: 94.56 min
Inc: 97.4°
490 km → 505 km
KAZSTSAT
2018-099ABNORAD 43783PAYKazakhstan (KAZ)Ops: +
Technical details
Orbit type: ORBOrbit center: EALaunch site: AFWTRPeriod: 96.00 min
Inc: 97.4°
559 km → 575 km
SNUGLITE
2018-099ACNORAD 43784PAYSouth Korea (SKOR)Ops: +
Technical details
Orbit type: ORBOrbit center: EALaunch site: AFWTRPeriod: 94.21 min
Inc: 97.4°
477 km → 483 km
ORBWEAVER 2
2018-099ADNORAD 43785PAYUnited States (US)Ops: D
Technical details
Orbit type: IMPOrbit center: EALaunch site: AFWTRPeriod: 88.03 min
Inc: 97.5°
168 km → 186 km
ITASAT
2018-099AENORAD 43786PAYBrazil (BRAZ)Ops: +
Technical details
Orbit type: ORBOrbit center: EALaunch site: AFWTRPeriod: 94.75 min
Inc: 97.4°
497 km → 516 km
KAZSCISAT-1
2018-099AFNORAD 43787PAYKazakhstan (KAZ)Ops: D
Technical details
Orbit type: IMPOrbit center: EALaunch site: AFWTRPeriod: 87.98 min
Inc: 97.4°
163 km → 186 km
FLOCK 3S-3
2018-099AGNORAD 43788PAYUnited States (US)Ops: D
Technical details
Orbit type: IMPOrbit center: EALaunch site: AFWTRPeriod: 88.19 min
Inc: 97.4°
180 km → 191 km
IRVINE02
2018-099AHNORAD 43789PAYUnited States (US)Ops: D
Technical details
Orbit type: IMPOrbit center: EALaunch site: AFWTRPeriod: 87.77 min
Inc: 97.4°
157 km → 171 km
EAGLET-I
2018-099AJNORAD 43790PAYItaly (IT)Ops: +
Technical details
Orbit type: ORBOrbit center: EALaunch site: AFWTRPeriod: 95.15 min
Inc: 97.4°
517 km → 535 km
CAPELLA-1-DENALI
2018-099AKNORAD 43791PAYUnited States (US)Ops: D
Technical details
Orbit type: IMPOrbit center: EALaunch site: AFWTRPeriod: 88.11 min
Inc: 97.6°
172 km → 189 km
ESEO
2018-099ALNORAD 43792PAYEuropean Space Agency (ESA)Ops: +
Technical details
Orbit type: ORBOrbit center: EALaunch site: AFWTRPeriod: 95.72 min
Inc: 97.4°
544 km → 563 km
CSIM-FD
2018-099AMNORAD 43793PAYUnited States (US)Ops: D
Technical details
Orbit type: IMPOrbit center: EALaunch site: AFWTRPeriod: 87.76 min
Inc: 97.5°
152 km → 175 km
HAWK-B
2018-099ANNORAD 43794PAYUnited States (US)Ops: +
Technical details
Orbit type: ORBOrbit center: EALaunch site: AFWTRPeriod: 94.51 min
Inc: 97.4°
473 km → 518 km
ORBWEAVER 1
2018-099APNORAD 43795PAYUnited States (US)Ops: D
Technical details
Orbit type: IMPOrbit center: EALaunch site: AFWTRPeriod: 87.66 min
Inc: 97.5°
147 km → 171 km
THEA
2018-099AQNORAD 43796PAYUnited States (US)Ops: +
Technical details
Orbit type: ORBOrbit center: EALaunch site: AFWTRPeriod: 93.67 min
Inc: 97.4°
449 km → 459 km
SKYSAT-C12
2018-099ARNORAD 43797PAYUnited States (US)Ops: +
Technical details
Orbit type: ORBOrbit center: EALaunch site: AFWTRPeriod: 92.84 min
Inc: 96.9°
412 km → 415 km
ASTROCAST 0.1
2018-099ASNORAD 43798PAYSWTZOps: +
Technical details
Orbit type: ORBOrbit center: EALaunch site: AFWTRPeriod: 92.63 min
Inc: 97.4°
402 km → 405 km
HAWK-C
2018-099ATNORAD 43799PAYUnited States (US)Ops: +
Technical details
Orbit type: ORBOrbit center: EALaunch site: AFWTRPeriod: 94.17 min
Inc: 97.4°
451 km → 506 km
ICEYE-X2
2018-099AUNORAD 43800PAYFINOps: +
Technical details
Orbit type: ORBOrbit center: EALaunch site: AFWTRPeriod: 94.83 min
Inc: 97.4°
503 km → 518 km
OBJECT AV
2018-099AVNORAD 43801PAYTo be determined (TBD)Ops: D
Technical details
Orbit type: IMPOrbit center: EALaunch site: AFWTRPeriod: 88.47 min
Inc: 97.3°
193 km → 205 km
SKYSAT-C13
2018-099AWNORAD 43802PAYUnited States (US)Ops: D
Technical details
Orbit type: IMPOrbit center: EALaunch site: AFWTRPeriod: 88.25 min
Inc: 96.9°
181 km → 195 km
JY1SAT (JO-97)
2018-099AXNORAD 43803PAYJOROps: +
Technical details
Orbit type: ORBOrbit center: EALaunch site: AFWTRPeriod: 93.76 min
Inc: 97.4°
455 km → 462 km
SUOMI-100
2018-099AYNORAD 43804PAYFINOps: +
Technical details
Orbit type: ORBOrbit center: EALaunch site: AFWTRPeriod: 94.12 min
Inc: 97.4°
469 km → 483 km
AL-FARABI 2
2018-099AZNORAD 43805PAYKazakhstan (KAZ)Ops: D
Technical details
Orbit type: IMPOrbit center: EALaunch site: AFWTRPeriod: 87.60 min
Inc: 97.4°
145 km → 166 km
SIRION PATHFINDER-2
2018-099BNORAD 43759PAYUnited States (US)Ops: +
Technical details
Orbit type: ORBOrbit center: EALaunch site: AFWTRPeriod: 95.04 min
Inc: 97.4°
514 km → 528 km
OBJECT BA
2018-099BANORAD 43806PAYTo be determined (TBD)Ops: -
Technical details
Orbit type: ORBOrbit center: EALaunch site: AFWTRPeriod: 94.96 min
Inc: 97.4°
510 km → 523 km
EUCROPIS
2018-099BBNORAD 43807PAYGermany (GER)Ops: +
Technical details
Orbit type: ORBOrbit center: EALaunch site: AFWTRPeriod: 94.64 min
Inc: 97.4°
497 km → 506 km
POLAR SCOUT YUKON
2018-099BCNORAD 43808PAYUnited States (US)Ops: +
Technical details
Orbit type: ORBOrbit center: EALaunch site: AFWTRPeriod: 93.46 min
Inc: 97.5°
440 km → 448 km
CENTAURI-1
2018-099BDNORAD 43809PAYAustralia (AUS)Ops: +
Technical details
Orbit type: ORBOrbit center: EALaunch site: AFWTRPeriod: 94.92 min
Inc: 97.4°
504 km → 526 km
OBJECT BE
2018-099BENORAD 43810PAYTo be determined (TBD)Ops: -
Technical details
Orbit type: ORBOrbit center: EALaunch site: AFWTRPeriod: 95.30 min
Inc: 97.4°
527 km → 539 km
NEXTSAT-1
2018-099BFNORAD 43811PAYSouth Korea (SKOR)Ops: +
Technical details
Orbit type: ORBOrbit center: EALaunch site: AFWTRPeriod: 95.43 min
Inc: 97.4°
530 km → 549 km
GLOBAL-2
2018-099BGNORAD 43812PAYUnited States (US)Ops: +
Technical details
Orbit type: ORBOrbit center: EALaunch site: AFWTRPeriod: 95.43 min
Inc: 97.3°
536 km → 542 km
BRIO
2018-099BHNORAD 43813PAYUnited States (US)Ops: D
Technical details
Orbit type: IMPOrbit center: EALaunch site: AFWTRPeriod: 87.79 min
Inc: 97.5°
154 km → 176 km
PW-SAT2
2018-099BJNORAD 43814PAYPoland (POL)Ops: D
Technical details
Orbit type: IMPOrbit center: EALaunch site: AFWTRPeriod: 88.80 min
Inc: 97.8°
205 km → 225 km
FALCONSAT-6
2018-099BKNORAD 43815PAYUnited States (US)Ops: +
Technical details
Orbit type: ORBOrbit center: EALaunch site: AFWTRPeriod: 94.26 min
Inc: 97.4°
471 km → 494 km
SPACEBEE-7
2018-099BLNORAD 43816PAYUnited States (US)Ops: D
Technical details
Orbit type: IMPOrbit center: EALaunch site: AFWTRPeriod: 88.18 min
Inc: 97.4°
177 km → 192 km
SPACEBEE-5
2018-099BMNORAD 43817PAYUnited States (US)Ops: D
Technical details
Orbit type: IMPOrbit center: EALaunch site: AFWTRPeriod: 87.86 min
Inc: 97.5°
161 km → 176 km
SPACEBEE-6
2018-099BNNORAD 43818PAYUnited States (US)Ops: D
Technical details
Orbit type: IMPOrbit center: EALaunch site: AFWTRPeriod: 87.59 min
Inc: 97.5°
147 km → 163 km
EXCITE
2018-099BPNORAD 43819PAYUnited States (US)Ops: +
Technical details
Orbit type: ORBOrbit center: EALaunch site: AFWTRPeriod: 95.57 min
Inc: 97.4°
532 km → 560 km
SEAHAWK-1
2018-099BQNORAD 43820PAYUnited States (US)Ops: +
Technical details
Orbit type: ORBOrbit center: EALaunch site: AFWTRPeriod: 94.50 min
Inc: 97.4°
488 km → 501 km
FLOCK 3S-2
2018-099BRNORAD 43821PAYUnited States (US)Ops: D
Technical details
Orbit type: IMPOrbit center: EALaunch site: AFWTRPeriod: 88.45 min
Inc: 97.5°
193 km → 203 km
ELYSIUM STAR 2 & LFF
2018-099CNORAD 43760PAYUnited States (US)Ops: D
Technical details
Orbit type: IMPOrbit center: EALaunch site: AFWTRPeriod: 87.40 min
Inc: 97.5°
139 km → 152 km
OBJECT D
2018-099DNORAD 43761PAYTo be determined (TBD)Ops: -
Technical details
Orbit type: ORBOrbit center: EALaunch site: AFWTRPeriod: 95.57 min
Inc: 97.4°
537 km → 555 km
STPSAT-5
2018-099ENORAD 43762PAYUnited States (US)Ops: +
Technical details
Orbit type: ORBOrbit center: EALaunch site: AFWTRPeriod: 95.10 min
Inc: 97.4°
520 km → 527 km
POLAR SCOUT KODIAK
2018-099GNORAD 43764PAYUnited States (US)Ops: D
Technical details
Orbit type: IMPOrbit center: EALaunch site: AFWTRPeriod: 87.73 min
Inc: 97.4°
152 km → 172 km
HAWK-A
2018-099HNORAD 43765PAYUnited States (US)Ops: +
Technical details
Orbit type: ORBOrbit center: EALaunch site: AFWTRPeriod: 94.40 min
Inc: 97.4°
465 km → 513 km
SPAWAR-CAL-O
2018-099JNORAD 43766PAYUnited States (US)Ops: +
Technical details
Orbit type: ORBOrbit center: EALaunch site: AFWTRPeriod: 93.65 min
Inc: 97.4°
448 km → 459 km
CORVUS BC4
2018-099KNORAD 43767PAYUnited States (US)Ops: +
Technical details
Orbit type: ORBOrbit center: EALaunch site: AFWTRPeriod: 95.18 min
Inc: 97.4°
520 km → 534 km
AISTECHSAT 2
2018-099LNORAD 43768PAYSPNOps: +
Technical details
Orbit type: ORBOrbit center: EALaunch site: AFWTRPeriod: 94.98 min
Inc: 97.4°
514 km → 522 km
FLOCK 3S-1
2018-099MNORAD 43769PAYUnited States (US)Ops: D
Technical details
Orbit type: IMPOrbit center: EALaunch site: AFWTRPeriod: 87.66 min
Inc: 97.4°
147 km → 170 km
FOX-1CLIFF (AO-95)
2018-099NNORAD 43770PAYUnited States (US)Ops: +
Technical details
Orbit type: ORBOrbit center: EALaunch site: AFWTRPeriod: 94.23 min
Inc: 97.4°
475 km → 488 km
OBJECT P
2018-099PNORAD 43771PAYTo be determined (TBD)Ops: -
Technical details
Orbit type: ORBOrbit center: EALaunch site: AFWTRPeriod: 93.70 min
Inc: 97.4°
450 km → 462 km
OBJECT Q
2018-099QNORAD 43772PAYTo be determined (TBD)Ops: D
Technical details
Orbit type: IMPOrbit center: EALaunch site: AFWTRPeriod: 87.94 min
Inc: 97.4°
162 km → 184 km
RANGE-A
2018-099RNORAD 43773PAYUnited States (US)Ops: +
Technical details
Orbit type: ORBOrbit center: EALaunch site: AFWTRPeriod: 95.12 min
Inc: 97.4°
516 km → 533 km
HIBER-2
2018-099SNORAD 43774PAYNetherlands (NETH)Ops: D
Technical details
Orbit type: IMPOrbit center: EALaunch site: AFWTRPeriod: 88.15 min
Inc: 97.4°
177 km → 189 km
OBJECT T
2018-099TNORAD 43775PAYTo be determined (TBD)Ops: -
Technical details
Orbit type: ORBOrbit center: EALaunch site: AFWTRPeriod: 95.33 min
Inc: 97.4°
530 km → 540 km
SPAWAR-CAL-R
2018-099UNORAD 43776PAYUnited States (US)Ops: +
Technical details
Orbit type: ORBOrbit center: EALaunch site: AFWTRPeriod: 95.62 min
Inc: 97.4°
534 km → 564 km
LACMA ENOCH
2018-099VNORAD 43777PAYUnited States (US)Ops: D
Technical details
Orbit type: IMPOrbit center: EALaunch site: AFWTRPeriod: 90.31 min
Inc: 97.7°
280 km → 299 km
SPAWAR-CAL-OR
2018-099WNORAD 43778PAYUnited States (US)Ops: +
Technical details
Orbit type: ORBOrbit center: EALaunch site: AFWTRPeriod: 94.46 min
Inc: 97.4°
484 km → 501 km
RAAF M1
2018-099XNORAD 43779PAYAustralia (AUS)Ops: -
Technical details
Orbit type: ORBOrbit center: EALaunch site: AFWTRPeriod: 95.50 min
Inc: 97.4°
533 km → 552 km
MOVE-II
2018-099YNORAD 43780PAYGermany (GER)Ops: D
Technical details
Orbit type: IMPOrbit center: EALaunch site: AFWTRPeriod: 87.56 min
Inc: 97.5°
141 km → 166 km
VESTA-1
2018-099ZNORAD 43781PAYCanada (CA)Ops: D
Technical details
Orbit type: IMPOrbit center: EALaunch site: AFWTRPeriod: 88.29 min
Inc: 97.4°
184 km → 196 km

SATCAT non-payload objects

OBJECT BS
2018-099BSNORAD 43822UNKTo be determined (TBD)
Technical details
Orbit type: ORBOrbit center: EALaunch site: AFWTRPeriod: 95.04 min
Inc: 97.4°
514 km → 527 km
UPPER FREE FLYER
2018-099FNORAD 43763UNKUnited States (US)
Technical details
Orbit type: ORBOrbit center: EALaunch site: AFWTRPeriod: 95.24 min
Inc: 97.4°
520 km → 540 km

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