Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 2-1

Status

Success

Starlink Group 2-1

Launch Time
Tue Sep 14, 2021 03:55 UTC

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

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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

Details

Vehicles

Of Course I Still Love You

B1049

Flight #10

132 day turnaround

102nd Falcon recovery attempt

90th successful Falcon recovery

17th consecutive successful Falcon landing and recovery

Manifest

Mission Details

Starlink Group 2-1

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

Payloads: 51

Low Earth Orbit

Wiki

Location

SLC-4E, Vandenberg SFB, California, USA

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Stats

2021

88th orbital launch attempt

SpaceX

134th mission

22nd mission of 2021

128th successful mission

100th consecutive successful mission

Falcon 9

126th mission

22nd mission of 2021

123rd successful mission

97th consecutive successful mission