Starlink Group 2-1

Launch Success

Liftoff Time (GMT)

03:55:50

Tuesday September 14, 2021

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Mission Details

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Launch Notes

First launch of Starlink satellites from Vandenberg SFB, and first launch to the second orbital shell.

Starlink Group 2-1

Wiki

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

Low Earth Orbit

51 Payloads

Rocket

Active
Falcon 9 Block 5

Active Since 2018

SpaceX logo

Agency

SpaceX

Price

$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

Launch Site

SLC-4E

Vandenberg SFB, California, USA

Fastest Turnaround

2 days 21 hours

Stats

Falcon 9


126th

Mission

22nd

Mission of 2021

SpaceX


134th

Mission

22nd

Mission of 2021

2021


88th

Orbital launch attempt