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SpaceX/Falcon 9 Block 5·Space Launch Complex 40

Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 4-3

Orbit: Low Earth Orbit·Type: Communications

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Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 4-3 mission image
Vehicle: Falcon 9 Block 5Credit: SpaceX · Wikimedia Commons

A batch of 48 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system - as well as 2 BlackSky Earth observation satellites as rideshare payloads.

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