a group of 21 starlink satellite successfully launched into orbit spacex falcon 9 The rocket in the early hours of Monday, September 25, reports Space.com. Falcon 9 lifted off from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California at 4:48 a.m. EDT (0848 GMT; 1:48 a.m. local California time).
The launch was broadcast live via SpaceX’s account on Twitter (formerly Twitter), with coverage beginning approximately five minutes before liftoff.
This launch occurred immediately after the second starlink The mission from Florida’s Space Coast, the 17th flight for a reused Falcon 9 first stage. The feat equaled SpaceX’s previous record for reusability, set just a week earlier.
Starlink represents SpaceX’s ambitious Internet megaconstellation, consisting of more than 4,750 operational satellites currently in Low Earth Orbit (LEO), with plans for substantial expansion in the future.
Falcon 9’s first stage returns safely to Earth after executing a perfect landing spacex Drone ships in sea about 8.5 minutes after takeoff. Notably, this marks the sixth launch and landing for this particular Falcon 9 first stage, as noted in the SpaceX mission description.
The 21 Starlink satellites were deployed by the Falcon 9 upper stage to their designated low Earth orbit (LEO) position, approximately 62.5 minutes after launch.
The launch was broadcast live via SpaceX’s account on Twitter (formerly Twitter), with coverage beginning approximately five minutes before liftoff.
This launch occurred immediately after the second starlink The mission from Florida’s Space Coast, the 17th flight for a reused Falcon 9 first stage. The feat equaled SpaceX’s previous record for reusability, set just a week earlier.
Starlink represents SpaceX’s ambitious Internet megaconstellation, consisting of more than 4,750 operational satellites currently in Low Earth Orbit (LEO), with plans for substantial expansion in the future.
Falcon 9’s first stage returns safely to Earth after executing a perfect landing spacex Drone ships in sea about 8.5 minutes after takeoff. Notably, this marks the sixth launch and landing for this particular Falcon 9 first stage, as noted in the SpaceX mission description.
The 21 Starlink satellites were deployed by the Falcon 9 upper stage to their designated low Earth orbit (LEO) position, approximately 62.5 minutes after launch.