Starlink 8-1

Starlink 8-1

Falcon 9 APR 07 2024 07:00PM
Starlink Group 8 launches will contain direct-to-device service satellites. The launch date is currently targeted for March, 2024
Last updated: May 10, 2024

Launch Information

Launch Information

Launch Vehicle Details

Mission NameStarlink 8-1
Launch SiteSLC-4E, Vandenberg SFB, California, United States
Launch VehicleFalcon 9
AgencySpaceX
Launch DateAPR 07 2024
A SpaceX Falcon 9 Block 5 rocket will launch the Starlink 8-1 payload from Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, USA.Starlink is a satellite constellation development project underway by American company SpaceX, to develop a low-cost, high-performance satellite bus and requisite customer ground transceivers to implement a new space-based Internet communication system.

Launch Vehicle - Falcon 9

Height70 m / 229.6 ft
Diameter3.7 m / 12 ft
Mass549054 Kg / 1207920 lb
Stages2
Payload To LEO22800 Kg / 50265 lb
Payload To GTO8300 Kg / 18300 lb
Payload To Mars4020 Kg / 8860 lb
Burn Time397 sec
PropellantLOX / RP-1
Number Of Engine1 vacuum

Starlink 8-1 Launch Video

Starlink 8-1