Falcon 9 B1048: Difference between revisions

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| name = Falcon 9 booster B1048<br />{{Flagicon|USA}}[[File:SpaceX logo.png|frameless|upright=0.25|link=SpaceX]][[File:Falcon 9 logo by SpaceX.png|frameless|upright=0.15|link=Falcon 9 Block 5]]

| image = SAOCOM_1A_Mission_(44262177535).jpg

| caption = B1048 following its second landing

| type = [[Falcon 9]] first-stage booster

| manufacturer = [[SpaceX]]

| flights = 5

| status = Destroyed during landing

 

'''Falcon 9 booster B1048''' was a reusable orbital-class [[Falcon 9 Block 5|Block 5]] [[Falcon 9]] [[Multistage rocket|first-stage]] [[Booster (rocketry)|booster]] manufactured by [[SpaceX]]. B1048 was the third Falcon 9 Block 5 to fly and the second Block 5 booster to re-fly. It became the second orbital-class booster to fly a third time and is the first booster ever to be launched five times. B1048 service came to an end on its fifth flight when an engine shut down prematurely on launch. Whilst the primary mission was unaffected and the [[Starlink]] payload deployed successfully,<ref>{{cite web|last1=Atkinson |first1=Ian|title=SpaceX successfully launches sixth Starlink launch despite engine issue|date=18 March 2020 |url=https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2020/03/spacex-sixth-starlink-fifth-booster-reflight/|publisher=NASASpaceFlight.com |access-date=20 March 2020}}</ref> B1048 was unable to land. In a subsequent investigation, SpaceX found that [[isopropyl alcohol]], used as cleaning fluid, was trapped and ignited causing the engine to be shut down. To address the issue, in a following launch SpaceX indicated that the cleaning process was not done.<ref name="BJbif">{{cite web|last=Clark|first=Stephen|title=Falcon 9 rocket overcomes engine failure to deploy Starlink satellites|url=https://spaceflightnow.com/2020/03/18/falcon-9-rocket-overcomes-engine-failure-to-deploy-starlink-satellites/|publisher=Spaceflight Now|access-date=2020-11-01}}</ref><ref name="Vnfs2">{{cite web|last=Clark|first=Stephen|title=SpaceX's Starlink network surpasses 400-satellite mark after successful launch|url=https://spaceflightnow.com/2020/04/22/spacexs-starlink-network-surpasses-400-satellite-mark-after-successful-launch/|publisher=Spaceflight Now|access-date=2020-11-01}}</ref><ref name="GjzNf">{{cite web|date=2020-04-23|title=Safety panel concludes May launch of commercial crew test flight is feasible|url=https://spacenews.com/safety-panel-concludes-may-launch-of-commercial-crew-test-flight-is-feasible/|publisher=SpaceNews|access-date=2020-11-01}}</ref>

|5

|March 18, 2020

|[[Starlink|Starlink L5]]

|[[File:B1048 Flights for the last time for the sixth starlink mission.jpg|250x250px]]