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Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink 16
SpaceX · Falcon 9 Block 5 · Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
SpaceX's 119th launch · 2nd this year · humanity's 6,042nd orbital launch attempt
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
Window: Jan 20, 13:02 – Jan 20, 13:02 UTC
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Starlink 16
A batch of 60 satellites for Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.
Communications · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
Booster
- B1051 · flight 8 · Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship @ Just Read the Instructions · landed ✓ · last flew Falcon 9 Block 5 | Sirius SXM-7 · zone record 156/157
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- Falcon 9 Starlink 16 Full Flight — The Space Devs
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Updates
Successful launch
Nosu · 1/20/2021 · source
Update NET from SpaceX Twitter
JRascagneres · 1/19/2021 · source
Delayed for 24 hours.
Cosmic_Penguin · 1/18/2021 · source
Weather 70%
SwGustav · 1/15/2021 · source
Delayed by a day
SwGustav · 1/14/2021 · source
Updated launch time.
Cosmic_Penguin · 1/12/2021 · source
Adding the launch, T-0 will be slightly adjusted once known
SwGustav · 1/9/2021 · source
