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Starlink 16

Falcon 9 Block 5

SpaceX

Launch Status
Success

Mission

Starlink 16

Type: Communications
Launch Cost: $52,000,000

A batch of 60 satellites for Starlink mega-constellation – SpaceX’s project for space-based Internet communication system.

Trajectory

The trajectory is unavailable. Check back for updates.

Mission patch for Starlink 16

Location

Launch Complex 39A

Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA

223 rockets have launched from Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA.

Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA

Core Landing

B1051 has successfully landed on ASDS JRTI after its 8th launch.

Just Read the Instructions – JRTI

First (Marmac 300) and third (Marmac 303) ASDS barge, Just Read the Instructions (JRTI) is currently used to recover Falcon 9 and Heavy boosters in the Altantic Ocean.

Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship – ASDS

An autonomous spaceport drone ship (ASDS) is an ocean-going vessel derived from a deck barge, outfitted with station-keeping engines and a large landing platform. Construction of such ships was commissioned by aerospace company SpaceX to allow for recovery of rocket first-stages at sea for high-velocity missions which do not carry enough fuel to return to the launch site after lofting spacecraft onto an orbital trajectory.

Agency

SpaceX – SpX

  • Type: Commercial
  • Abbreviation: SpX
  • Administration: CEO: Elon Musk
  • Founded: 2002
  • Launchers: Falcon | Starship
  • Spacecraft: Dragon
  • Country: USA

Space Exploration Technologies Corp., known as SpaceX, is an American aerospace manufacturer and space transport services company headquartered in Hawthorne, California. It was founded in 2002 by entrepreneur Elon Musk with the goal of reducing space transportation costs and enabling the colonization of Mars. SpaceX operates from many pads, on the East Coast of the US they operate from SLC-40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station and historic LC-39A at Kennedy Space Center. They also operate from SLC-4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, usually for polar launches. Another launch site is being developed at Boca Chica, Texas.

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Don Fair
Don Fair
2 years ago

What is the Falcon 9 Booster Number being used for this mission?

Rocket Monkey
Rocket Monkey
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Reply to  Don Fair
2 years ago

The information about the booster should be available on this page soon. Keep checking back for more information.

Rocket Monkey
Rocket Monkey
Admin
Reply to  Don Fair
2 years ago

B1051

ROSA
ROSA
2 years ago

What Is the planned trajectory?

richard leffew
richard leffew
Reply to  ROSA
2 years ago

its the path the rocket will follow to reach orbit. it will vary according to wher the satellite is out un orbit..

Aaron Gosnell
Aaron Gosnell
2 years ago

May the launch be successful!

Aaron Gosnell
Aaron Gosnell
2 years ago

I just hope it goes off okay.

kane
kane
2 years ago

noice

Marco G.
Marco G.
2 years ago

Neat landing! Hope all future launches are succesfull

Last edited 2 years ago by Marco G.