NEXT SPACEFLIGHT
NEXT SPACEFLIGHT

Status

Success

Starlink V1 L16

Launch Time
Wed Jan 20, 2021 13:02 UTC

First Falcon 9 to fly for an 8th time, and fastest booster turnaround to date at 38 days. Additionally, this was the fastest turnaround of droneship JRTI to date, at 12 days and 11 hours, beating its previous record by almost 8 days.

Rocket

Falcon 9 Block 5
Image Credit: SpaceX
SpaceX
Status: Active
Price: $67.0 million
Liftoff Thrust: 7,607 kN
Payload to LEO: 22,800 kg
Payload to GTO: 8,300 kg
Stages: 2
Strap-ons: 0
Rocket Height: 70.0 m
Fairing Diameter: 5.2 m
Fairing Height: 13.0 m
Details

Vehicles

Just Read the Instructions

B1051

Flight #8
38 day turnaround
82nd Falcon recovery attempt
71st successful Falcon recovery
22nd consecutive successful Falcon landing and recovery
Manifest

Mission Details

Starlink V1 L16

SpaceX launched a batch of Starlink satellites for their high-speed low earth orbit internet constellation.

Payloads: 60
Total Mass: 15,600.0 kg
Low Earth Orbit
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Location

LC-39A, Kennedy Space Center, Florida, USA

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Stats

2021

5th orbital launch attempt

SpaceX

114th mission
2nd mission of 2021
108th successful mission
80th consecutive successful mission

Falcon 9

106th mission
2nd mission of 2021
103rd successful mission
77th consecutive successful mission