Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink 21
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 21
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 357
Consecutive Success 60
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 OCISLY
Updates
Nosu
2021-03-14T11:09:33+0000
Successful launch of 60 Starlink satellites.
JRascagneres
2021-03-13T02:20:53+0000
Updating launch time and booster core
Nosu
2021-03-11T20:15:37+0000
Now targeting March 14 at 9:44 UTC
SwGustav
2021-03-11T14:24:17+0000
Weather 90%
SwGustav
2021-03-06T11:24:08+0000
Adding the launch
Programs
Starlink
Starlink is a satellite internet constellation operated by American aerospace company SpaceX
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