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SpaceX/Falcon 9 Block 5·Space Launch Complex 4E

Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 2-1

Orbit: Polar Orbit·Type: Communications

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Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 2-1 mission image
Vehicle: Falcon 9 Block 5Credit: SpaceX · Wikimedia Commons

A batch of 51 satellites for Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.

Target orbit
Polar Orbit
Mission type
Communications
Rocket family
Falcon
Height
70m
Diameter
3.7m
Payload to LEO
22,800kg
Liftoff thrust
7,607kN
Stages
2