Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink 19

The Falcon 9 Block 5 rocket is scheduled to launch the Starlink 19 mission on February 16, 2021, at 03:59:37 UTC from an undisclosed pad at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. The payload consists of 60 Starlink satellites, which will provide low Earth orbit communications services, including internet connectivity. This mission is part of a larger commercial effort to establish a constellation of satellites for global internet access. The Falcon 9 Block 5 rocket is a reusable launch vehicle, and this mission marks the 37th flight of a Block 5 booster. The vehicle variant is a standard Falcon 9 Block 5 configuration, with a first-stage booster intended for recovery and reuse. The mission will place the Starlink satellites into a low Earth orbit, where they will begin providing commercial communications services.

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