Liftoff Time |
June 13, 2020 – 09:21 UTC June 13, 2020 – 05:21 EDT |
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Mission Name |
Starlink 8 v1.0 (58 satellites),SkySats-16, -17, -18 |
Launch Provider
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SpaceX |
Customer
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SpaceXPlanet Labs |
Rocket |
Falcon 9 B1059-3; 98.19-day turnaround |
Launch Location |
Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40), Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida |
Payload mass |
15,410 kg (33,900 lb) |
Where did the satellites go? |
Low-Earth Orbit |
Where did the first stage land? |
B1059 successfully completed a landing on Of Course I Still Love You (OCISLY) Tug: Finn Falgout; Support: GO Quest |
Did they attempt to recover the fairings? |
The fairing halves were recovered by GO Ms. Chief and GO Ms. Tree |
This was the |
– 10th SpaceX launch of 2020 – Fastest turnaround of SLC-40 to date at 9 days, 7 hours, 55 minutes, and 48 seconds. Previous record: SLC-40 at 11 days, 6 hours, 40 minutes, and 37 seconds – 88th Falcon 9 mission – 33rd Falcon 9 flight with a flight-proven booster – 37th reflight of a Falcon booster – 9th reflight of a Falcon booster in 2020 – 54th booster landing – 4th consecutive Falcon booster landing – 54th SpaceX launch from SLC-40 |
