May 15, 2021 10:56 pm

Starlink 26 & Rideshare

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Falcon 9

Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
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May 15, 2021 10:56 pm

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A batch of 52 satellites for Starlink mega-constellation – SpaceX’s project for space-based Internet communication system. Two rideshare satellites are also on this flight: a Capella radar observation spacecraft and a small payload from the California-based smallsat manufacturer Tyvak.
Launch Overview
Window Open 22:56 UTC
Window Close 22:56 UTC
Lift Off May 15, 2021 · 22:56 UTC
Launch Facility Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
Launch Pad Launch Complex 39A
Target Orbit Low Earth Orbit
Payload Overview
Customer SpaceX
Payload Starlink 26 & Rideshare
Rocket Falcon 9
Destination Low Earth Orbit
Recovery Overview
Landing Location See Mission Notes
Landing Type RTLS / Droneship
A batch of 52 satellites for Starlink mega-constellation – SpaceX’s project for space-based Internet communication system. Two rideshare satellites are also on this flight: a Capella radar observation spacecraft and a small payload from the California-based smallsat manufacturer Tyvak.

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SpaceX
Launch Complex 39A
Launch Overview
Window Open 22:56 UTC
Window Close 22:56 UTC
Lift Off May 15, 2021 · 22:56 UTC
Launch Facility Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
Launch Pad Launch Complex 39A
Target Orbit Low Earth Orbit
Payload Overview
Customer SpaceX
Payload Starlink 26 & Rideshare
Rocket Falcon 9
Destination Low Earth Orbit
Recovery Overview
Landing Location See Mission Notes
Landing Type RTLS / Droneship

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