LAUNCH CENTER
Success
Sat May 15 2021
SpaceX
Starlink 26 & Rideshare
Launch Successful
LAUNCH PREVIEW
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(10:56 PM UTC)
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(10:56 PM UTC)
Launch Window End
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(10:56 PM UTC)
RECOVERY OVERVIEW
Location
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Rocket Details
Name:
Falcon 9 Block 5Description:
Falcon 9 is a two-stage rocket designed and manufactured by SpaceX for the reliable and safe transport of satellites and the Dragon spacecraft into orbit. The Block 5 variant is the fifth major interval aimed at improving upon the ability for rapid reusability.
MISSION OVERVIEW
- Type: Communications
- 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.
COMPLEX OVERVIEW
Location
Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
Pad
Launch Complex 39A