Starlink V1 L16
Launch Success
Liftoff Time (GMT)
13:02:17
Wednesday January 20, 2021
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Launch Notes
First Falcon 9 to fly for an 8th time, and fastest booster turnaround to date at 38 days. Additionally, this was the fastest turnaround of droneship JRTI to date, at 12 days and 11 hours, beating its previous record by almost 8 days.
Starlink V1 L16
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
Agency
SpaceXPrice
$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
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Launch Site
Stats
Falcon 9
106th
Mission
2nd
Mission of 2021
SpaceX
114th
Mission
2nd
Mission of 2021
2021
5th
Orbital launch attempt