January 29, 2020 2:06 pm

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Falcon 9

Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
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Second operational Starlink payload of 2020 and third overall. The Falcon 9 launch vehicle will carry a batch of 60 Starlink satellites that will be insterted in a Low Earth Orbit (LEO) at an altitude of 290 km (180 mi) and an inclination of 53°. They will then split into three orbital planes and raise their orbits to reach an operational altitude of 550 km (342 mi). The Starlink LEO constellation aims to provide worldwide affordable satellite internet access. 182 satellites (120 operational) have been deployed so far, the goal scheduled for the mid-2020s being 12,000 satellites in orbit, with a possible later extension to 42,000. The booster for this launch will be B1051, a Block 5 generation core which previously flew on SpaceX’s Demonstration Mission 1 (first Crew Dragon test flight) and launched the Canadian Space Agency’s RADARSAT Constellation.
Launch Overview
Window Open 14:06 UTC
Window Close 14:06 UTC
Lift Off Jan 29, 2020 · 14:06 UTC
Launch Facility Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Launch Pad Space Launch Complex 40
Target Orbit Low Earth Orbit
Payload Overview
Customer SpaceX
Payload Starlink 3
Rocket Falcon 9
Destination Low Earth Orbit
Recovery Overview
Landing Location See Mission Notes
Landing Type RTLS / Droneship
Second operational Starlink payload of 2020 and third overall. The Falcon 9 launch vehicle will carry a batch of 60 Starlink satellites that will be insterted in a Low Earth Orbit (LEO) at an altitude of 290 km (180 mi) and an inclination of 53°. They will then split into three orbital planes and raise their orbits to reach an operational altitude of 550 km (342 mi). The Starlink LEO constellation aims to provide worldwide affordable satellite internet access. 182 satellites (120 operational) have been deployed so far, the goal scheduled for the mid-2020s being 12,000 satellites in orbit, with a possible later extension to 42,000. The booster for this launch will be B1051, a Block 5 generation core which previously flew on SpaceX’s Demonstration Mission 1 (first Crew Dragon test flight) and launched the Canadian Space Agency’s RADARSAT Constellation.

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LEO Payload

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SpaceX
Space Launch Complex 40
Launch Overview
Window Open 14:06 UTC
Window Close 14:06 UTC
Lift Off Jan 29, 2020 · 14:06 UTC
Launch Facility Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Launch Pad Space Launch Complex 40
Target Orbit Low Earth Orbit
Payload Overview
Customer SpaceX
Payload Starlink 3
Rocket Falcon 9
Destination Low Earth Orbit
Recovery Overview
Landing Location See Mission Notes
Landing Type RTLS / Droneship

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