NEXT SPACEFLIGHT

Status

Success

Starlink V1 L8 & SkySat 16 to 18

Launch Time
Sat Jun 13, 2020 09:21 UTC

Rocket

Falcon 9 Block 5
Image Credit: SpaceX
SpaceX
Status: Active
Price: $69.75 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

Vehicles

Of Course I Still Love You

B1059

Flight #3
98 day turnaround
69th Falcon recovery attempt
58th successful Falcon recovery
4th consecutive successful Falcon landing and recovery

Mission Details

Starlink V1 L8

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

Payloads: 58
Total Mass: 15,080.0 kg
Low Earth Orbit

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.

Payloads: 3
Total Mass: 360.0 kg
Low Earth Orbit

Location

SLC-40, Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, USA

Stats

2020

42nd orbital launch attempt

SpaceX

96th mission
10th mission of 2020
90th successful mission
62nd consecutive successful mission

Falcon 9

88th mission
10th mission of 2020
85th successful mission
59th consecutive successful mission