Liftoff Time |
January 20, 2021 – 13:02 UTC January 20, 2021 – 08:02 EST |
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Mission Name |
Starlink 16 v1.0 (60 satellites) |
Launch Provider
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SpaceX |
Customer
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SpaceX |
Rocket |
Falcon 9 B1051-8; 37.81-day turnaround |
Launch Location |
Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A), Kennedy Space Center, Florida |
Payload mass |
15,600 kg (34,300 lb) |
Where did the satellites go? |
Low-Earth Orbit |
Where did the first stage land? |
B1051 successfully completed a landing on Just Read the Instructions (2) (JRtI) Tug: Hawk; Support: GO Quest |
Did they attempt to recover the fairings? |
The fairing halves were recovered by GO Ms. Tree and GO Ms. Chief |
This was the |
– 50th Falcon booster landing success on a drone ship – 105th Falcon 9 launch – 2nd Falcon 9 launch in 2021 – 103rd Falcon 9 launch success – 47th Falcon 9 launch with a flight-proven stage – 30th SpaceX launch from LC-39A – 114th SpaceX mission – 108th SpaceX mission success – 113th SpaceX launch – 2nd SpaceX launch of 2021 |
