Status
Success
Starlink V1 L16
Launch Time
Wed Jan 20, 2021 13:02 UTC
Wed Jan 20, 2021 13:02 UTC
First Falcon 9 to fly for an 8th time, and fastest turnaround to date at 38 days.
Rocket
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
Vehicles
B1051
Flight #8
Just Read the Instructions
38 day turnaround
82nd Falcon recovery attempt
71st successful Falcon recovery attempt
22nd consecutive successful Falcon recovery
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 kg
Low Earth Orbit
Location
LC-39A, Kennedy Space Center, Florida, USA
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