NEXT SPACEFLIGHT

Status

Success

Starlink V1 L10 & SkySat 19 to 21

Launch Time
Tue Aug 18, 2020 14:31 UTC

B1049 became the first Falcon 9 first stage to fly for a sixth time. Ms. Tree successfully caught one fairing half.

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

B1049

Flight #6
76 day turnaround
68th Falcon recovery attempt
57th successful Falcon recovery
8th consecutive successful Falcon landing and recovery

Mission Details

Starlink V1 L10

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 19 to 21

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

63rd orbital launch attempt

SpaceX

100th mission
14th mission of 2020
94th successful mission
66th consecutive successful mission

Falcon 9

92nd mission
14th mission of 2020
89th successful mission
63rd consecutive successful mission