Starlink V1 L26 & Rideshares

Launch Success

Liftoff Time (GMT)

22:56:00

Saturday May 15, 2021

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Starlink V1 26

Wiki

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

Low Earth Orbit

52 Payloads

13,520 kilograms

Tyvak-0130

Wiki

GeoStare 2 or Tyvak 0130 is an optical spectrum astronomical observation satellite built by Tyvak on the CubeSat (6U) form factor. Two telescopes that make up Tyvak-0130’s GeoStare 2 payload are producing super high-resolution images in a small form factor at a low cost The satellite carries a miniature space telescope called MonoTele for possible commercial use. The technology was developed by Tyvak Nano-Satellite Systems and the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory under a four-year agreement to advance compact telescopes for commercial applications. It is a high-resolution monolithic optical telescope system, fabricated from a single piece of fused silica, for deployment on small satellites. It is highly compact and extremely robust against vibration loads and temperature swings. It is the third flight of such a miniature telescope after GeoStare and Pathfinder Risk Reduction.

Low Earth Orbit

1 Payload

11 kilograms

Capella-6

Wiki

Capella Space launched a Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) satellite on this mission.

Low Earth Orbit

1 Payload

112 kilograms

Rocket

Active
Falcon 9 Block 5

Active Since 2018

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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

Launch Site

LC-39A

Kennedy Space Center, Florida, USA

Fastest Turnaround

5 days 6 hours

Stats

Falcon 9


119th

Mission

15th

Mission of 2021

SpaceX


127th

Mission

15th

Mission of 2021

2021


43rd

Orbital launch attempt