Liftoff Time |
December 18, 2021 – 12:41 UTC December 18, 2021 – 04:41 PST |
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Mission Name |
Starlink Group 4-4(52 satellites) |
Launch Provider
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SpaceX |
Customer
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SpaceX |
Rocket |
Falcon 9 B1051-11; 223.25-day turnaround |
Launch Location |
Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E), Vandenberg Space Force Base, California |
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 Of Course I Still Love You (OCISLY) Tug: Scorpius; Support: GO Quest |
Did they attempt to recover the fairings? |
The fairing halves were recovered by NRC Quest |
This was the |
– 132nd Falcon 9 launch – 29th Falcon 9 launch in 2021 – 130th Falcon 9 launch success – 73rd Falcon 9 launch with a flight-proven stage – 19th SpaceX launch from SLC-4E – 141st SpaceX mission – 135th SpaceX mission success – 140th SpaceX launch – 29th SpaceX launch of 2021 – 75th Falcon booster landing success on a drone ship |
