Starlink V1 L8 & SkySat 16 to 18 | Falcon 9 Block 5

Launch Success

Liftoff Time (GMT)

09:21:18

Saturday June 13, 2020

Watch Replay

Official Livestream

Mission Details

Starlink V1 L8

Wiki

SpaceX launched a batch of Starlink satellites for their high-speed low earth orbit internet constellation.

Low Earth Orbit

58 Payloads

15,080 kilograms

SkySat 16 to 18

SkySat are commercial Earth observation satellites by Skybox Imaging, licensed to collect high resolution panchromatic and multispectral images of the earth. The satellites operate in a polar inclined, circular orbit at approximately 450 km above the earth.

Low Earth Orbit

3 Payloads

360 kilograms

Rocket

Active

Falcon 9 Block 5

Active Since 2018

Agency

SpaceX

Price

$69.75 million

Rocket

Diameter: 3.7m

Height: 70m

Payload to Orbit

LEO: 22,800 kg

GTO: 8,300 kg

Liftoff Thrust

7,607 Kilonewtons

Fairing

Diameter: 5.2m

Height: 13m

Stages

2

Reuse

Of Course I Still Love You

B1059

Flight #3

98 day turnaround

Falcon recoveries

69th recovery attempt

58th successful recovery

4th consecutive successful landing and recovery

Launch Site

SLC-40

Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, USA

Fastest Turnaround

2 days 8 hours

SLC-40

Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, USA

Fastest Turnaround

2 days 8 hours

Stats

Falcon 9

88th

Mission

10th

Mission of 2020

SpaceX

96th

Mission

10th

Mission of 2020

2020

42nd

Orbital launch attempt