Published 20:03 IST, January 18th 2021

SpaceX Starlink Launch Schedule: Details about Falcon 9 rocket, live stream and more

Starlink is a satellite internet constellation which is being constructed by SpaceX providing satellite Internet access. Read on to know more.

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X Starlink Launch Schedule

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  • Jan. 15: 
    • Brunswick-based startup blueshift Aero will launch  Stardust 1.0 proto sounding rocket from Loring Commerce Centre in Limestone, Maine, at 8 a.m. EST (1300 GMT).
    • If successful, mission will mark first commercial launch of a rocket-powered by bio-derived fuel. Stardust 1.0 is expected to reach an altitude of about 5,000 feet (1,500 meters). 
  • Jan. 16: 
    • Rocket Lab will use an Electron rocket to launch a small communications satellite for OHB Group of Germany.
    • mission, nicknamed "Ar One Leaves Crust," will lift off from Mahia Peninsula in New Zealand, at 2:38 a.m. EST (0738 GMT).
  • Jan. 16: 
    • NASA will conduct a hot-fire test of its  Launch System (SLS) mega-rocket for moon.
    • test will take place at NASA's Stennis Center in Mississippi, and test window opens at 5 p.m. EST (2200 GMT). NASA TV will provide live cover beginning at 4:20 p.m. EST (2120 GMT). 
  • Jan. 17: 
    • Virgin Orbit's LauncherOne rocket will conduct its second demonstration flight after air-dropping from a carrier jet, which will take off from Mojave Air and Port in California.
    • test is scheduled to take place during a four-hour launch window that opens at 1 p.m. EST (1800 GMT). 
  • Jan. 18: 
    • A X Falcon 9 rocket will launch approximately 60 satellites for X's Starlink broband network, a mission designated Starlink 16.
    • It will lift off from Kennedy Center in Florida, at 8:45 a.m. EST (1345 GMT).
  • Jan. 21: 
    • A X Falcon 9 rocket will launch  Transporter 1 rideshare mission with dozens of tiny satellites for commercial and government customers.
    • It will lift off from Cape Canaveral Force Station in Florida, at 9:24 a.m. EST (1424 GMT). 
  • Jan. 21: 
    •  moon, Mars and Uranus will make a close approach in evening sky.
    • trio will be above southwest horizon after sunset. 
  • Jan. 23: 
    • Mercury at greatest elongation east. innermost planet will reach its greatest eastern separation from sun, shining brightly at magnitude -0.7.
    • Catch elusive planet above western horizon shortly after sunset.
  • Jan. 27: 
    • Mercury reaches its highest point in evening sky, shining brightly at magnitude -0.7. See it just above southwest horizon after sunset. 
  • Jan. 28: 
    • full moon of January, kwn as  Full Wolf Moon, arrives at 2:16 p.m. EST (1916 GMT).

A X Falcon 9 rocket will launch first Starlink satellite fleet of 2021 on Monday (Jan. 18) and you can watch it live online here, courtesy of X. Liftoff is at 8:45 a.m. EST (1345 GMT). webcast beginning about 15 minutes before launch. Monday's launch will mark 17th Starlink launch by X. Falcon 9 rocket on this mission has flown seven times before

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Falcon 9 Rocket

Falcon 9 is a reusable, two-st rocket designed and manufactured by X for reliable and safe transport of people and paylos into Earth orbit and beyond. Falcon 9 is world’s first orbital-class reusable rocket. Reusability allows X to refly most expensive parts of rocket, which in turn drives down cost of access.

  • FALCON 9
  • OVERVIEW
  • HEIGHT70 m / 229.6 ft
  • DIAMETER3.7 m / 12 ft
  • MASS549,054 kg / 1,207,920 lb
  • PAYLO TO LEO22,800 kg / 50,265 lb
  • PAYLO TO GTO8,300 kg / 18,300 lb
  • PAYLO TO MARS4,020 kg / 8,860 lb

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20:03 IST, January 18th 2021