Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink 16
Launch Complex 39A
Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
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SpaceX
Space Exploration Technologies Corp., known as SpaceX, is an American aerospace manufacturer and space transport services company headquartered in Hawthorne, California. It was founded in 2002 by entrepreneur Elon Musk with the goal of reducing space transportation costs and enabling the colonization of Mars. SpaceX operates from many pads, on the East Coast of the US they operate from SLC-40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station and historic LC-39A at Kennedy Space Center. They also operate from SLC-4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, usually for polar launches. Another launch site is being developed at Boca Chica, Texas.
Starlink 16
A batch of 60 satellites for Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.
Falcon 9 Block 5
Height 70.00 Meters
Max Stages 2
Mass To GTO 8300 kg
Liftoff Thrust 7607 kN
Diameter 3.65 Meters
Mass To LEO 22800 kg
Liftoff Mass 549 Tonnes
Launch Success 443
Consecutive Success 146
Maiden Flight 2018-05-11
Launch Failures 1
Core
Serial B1051
Status expended
Flight Proven Yes
Flights 14
Landing Attempt Yes
Landing Success Yes
Type ASDS
Location JRTI
Updates
Nosu
2021-01-20T14:09:05+0000
Successful launch
JRascagneres
2021-01-19T02:55:25+0000
Update NET from SpaceX Twitter
Cosmic_Penguin
2021-01-18T03:07:12+0000
Delayed for 24 hours.
SwGustav
2021-01-15T15:27:26+0000
Weather 70%
SwGustav
2021-01-14T22:41:22+0000
Delayed by a day
Cosmic_Penguin
2021-01-12T02:24:48+0000
Updated launch time.
SwGustav
2021-01-09T20:24:48+0000
Adding the launch, T-0 will be slightly adjusted once known
Programs
Starlink
Starlink is a satellite internet constellation operated by American aerospace company SpaceX
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