Falcon 9 Block 5 Flight 79 | Starlink v1.0 L2
The second operational Starlink v1.0 launch deployed 60 broadband satellites into an initial low Earth orbit. One spacecraft carried the experimental low-reflectivity DarkSat coating; B1049 completed its fourth flight and landed at sea.
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- Starlink v1.0 L2Starlink-3Starlink Mission January 2020Falcon 9 F079Falcon 9 Flight 79
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- Falcon 9 Block 5 Flight 79 | Starlink v1.0 L2
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- Description
- The second operational Starlink v1.0 launch deployed 60 broadband satellites into an initial low Earth orbit. One spacecraft carried the experimental low-reflectivity DarkSat coating; B1049 completed its fourth flight and landed at sea.
- End Date
- 2020-01-07
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- Outcome
- Successfully deployed 60 Starlink v1.0 satellites; booster B1049 landed on Of Course I Still Love You
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- Starlink constellation deployment
- Start Date
- 2020-01-07
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- Creation Time
- July 19, 2026 at 11:25:39 UTC
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- Updated Time
- July 19, 2026 at 19:29:06 UTC
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