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Falcon 9 Block 5: Starlink 26
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.
Saturday, 15 May 2021
Mission Data
🇺🇸SpaceXEst. 2002
Launch VehicleFalcon 9 Block 5
Vehicle FamilyFalcon
Vehicle Record644 of 645 launches (99.8%)
Provider TypeCommercial
Agency Record729 successes / 15 failures (98%)
Success Streak229 consecutive
ProgramStarlink · Communication Constellation
Mission TypeCommunications
Target OrbitLow Earth Orbit
Launch PadLaunch Complex 39A
Location🇺🇸 Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA USA
Orbital Launches This Year#43
Agency Launches This Year#19
Launches From This Pad224
Launches From This Site283
Status Note
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
About Falcon 9 Block 5
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.
Launch Site
Launch Complex 39A · 28.6082°N 80.6043°W
Launch data from Launch Library 2 by The Space Devs.