Starlink V1 L13

Launch Success

Liftoff Time (GMT)

12:25:57

Sunday October 18, 2020

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Mission Details

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Launch Notes

Fastest pad turnaround of LC-39A to date, at 12 days and 56 minutes, beating its previous 2017 record by about 4 hours.

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

Low Earth Orbit

60 Payloads

15,600 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

B1051

Flight #6

72 day turnaround

Falcon recoveries

77th recovery attempt

66th successful recovery

12th consecutive successful landing and recovery

Launch Site

LC-39A

Kennedy Space Center, Florida, USA

Fastest Turnaround

5 days 6 hours

LC-39A

Kennedy Space Center, Florida, USA

Fastest Turnaround

5 days 6 hours

Stats

Falcon 9

96th

Mission

18th

Mission of 2020

SpaceX

104th

Mission

18th

Mission of 2020

2020

81st

Orbital launch attempt