Starlink Launch 16
Success
JAN 20202113:02:00 UTCB1051's eighth flight set two records at once: it was the first Falcon 9 to fly eight times, and its 38-day turnaround from the SXM-7 mission was the fastest booster reflown to date. SpaceX deliberately launched into higher-than-normal winds to test the landing envelope - B1051 recovered cleanly on JRTI.
With the 60 v1.0 satellites aboard reaching the 53° shell, the cumulative Starlink total crossed 1,000 spacecraft in orbit.
LIFTOFF
JAN 20 202113:02:00 UTC
Success
launched fromLC-39AKennedy
aboardFalcon 9 B5intoLEO
Booster
B1051.8
Landed on drone ship · JRTI
Payload
Starlink: Launch 16 (60 satellites)
Communications
