Description: This mission launches the sixteenth batch of operational Starlink satellites, which are version 1.0, from SLC-40 or LC-39A. It is the seventeenth Starlink launch overall. The satellites will be delivered to low Earth orbit and will spend a few weeks maneuvering to their operational altitude. The booster is expected to land on an ASDS.
- Information:
- Flight number: 114
- Flight date: 1/20/2021
- Static fire: 1/1/1970
- Status: Exitoso
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Information:
State: Active
Company: SpaceX
First Flight: 2010-06-04
Country: United States
Success Rate: 98%
Description: 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.
Details:
- Rocket Details:
- Height: 70 meters / 229.6 feet
- Diameter: 3.7 meters / 12 feet
- Mass: 549054 kg / 1207920 lb
- Stages: 2
- Boosters: 0
- Cost per Launch: $50000000
- Engines:
- Type: merlin
- Version: 1D+
- Layout: octaweb
- Thrust vacuum:
- Engine Loss Max: 2
- Propellant 1: liquid oxygen
- Propellant 2: RP-1 kerosene
- Thrust to Weight: 180.1
- Payload Weights:
- Low Earth Orbit: 22800 kg / 50265 lb
- Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit: 8300 kg / 18300 lb
- Mars Orbit: 4020 kg / 8860 lb
- Landing Legs:
- Number: 4
- Material: carbon fiber
First and Second Stage
| Stage | Thrust vacuum kN/lbf | Reusable | Engines | Fuel Amount Tons | Burn Time Sec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8227 / 1849500 | Yes | 9 | 385 tons | 162 sec |
| 2 | 934 / 210000 | Yes | 1 | 90 tons | 397 sec |
- Rocket gallery
