Starlink 26 & Rideshare Mission
Launch Status
Success
Date & Time
15 May 2021, 10:56pm
UTC
Location
Pad
Launch Complex 39A
Launch Service Provider
Vehicle
Booster
B1058
8th flight (38d since last use)
Landing
Drone Ship (Of Course I Still Love You)
Success
Mission
Starlink 26 & Rideshare
Mission Type
Communications
Destination
Low Earth Orbit
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.
Updated: Apr 12, 11:29pm UTC
🔔 Set up an email alert for upcoming launches
🎯 Never miss a launch
📆 Stay up to date
Get a weekly email containing all launches scheduled for the coming week.
