Starlink V1 L18
Launch Success
Liftoff Time (GMT)
06:19:54
Thursday February 4, 2021
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Launch Notes
SpaceX unexpectedly changed the booster assignment from B1059 to B1060, making this the fastest turnaround to date, at 27 days, and the first time a Falcon 9 flew twice within a month.
Starlink V1 L18
SpaceX launched a batch of Starlink satellites for their high-speed low earth orbit internet constellation.
Low Earth Orbit
60 Payloads
15,600 kilograms
Rocket
Agency
SpaceXPrice
$69.75 million
Rocket
Diameter: 3.7m
Height: 70m
Payload to Orbit
LEO: 22,800 kg
GTO: 8,300 kg
Liftoff Thrust
7,607 Kilonewtons
Fairing
Diameter: 5.2m
Height: 13m
Stages
2
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Launch Site
Stats
Falcon 9
108th
Mission
4th
Mission of 2021
SpaceX
116th
Mission
4th
Mission of 2021
2021
10th
Orbital launch attempt