Starlink V1 L8 & SkySat 16 to 18
Launch Success
Liftoff Time (GMT)
09:21:18
Saturday June 13, 2020
Watch Replay
Official Livestream
Mission Details
Starlink V1 L8
SpaceX launched a batch of Starlink satellites for their high-speed low earth orbit internet constellation.
Low Earth Orbit
58 Payloads
15,080 kilograms
SkySat 16 to 18
SkySat are commercial Earth observation satellites by Skybox Imaging, licensed to collect high resolution panchromatic and multispectral images of the earth. The satellites operate in a polar inclined, circular orbit at approximately 450 km above the earth.
Low Earth Orbit
3 Payloads
360 kilograms
Rocket
Agency
SpaceXPrice
$74.00 million
Rocket
Diameter: 3.7m
Height: 70m
Payload to Orbit
LEO: 22,000 kg
GTO: 8,300 kg
Liftoff Thrust
7,607 Kilonewtons
Fairing
Diameter: 5.2m
Height: 13m
Stages
2
Of Course I Still Love You
Launch Site
Stats
Falcon 9
88th
Mission
10th
Mission of 2020
SpaceX
96th
Mission
10th
Mission of 2020
2020
42nd
Orbital launch attempt