SpaceX Has unveiled a stunning new video that gives a glimpse of the rocket at the launch and landing of its latest SAOCOM-1B mission, Which speeded up the Argentine satellite In orbit on 30 August.
The star of the mission (and the incredible video) a Falcon 9 The first stage booster that calls SpaceX B1059.5. To launch and land five times, it is the latest booster in the private spaceflight company’s P te rocket fleet.
In the video, Booster hosts Ariel Sorsault by hoisting its launch pad to the Space Launch Complex 40 at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station and then landing gently on its designated landing pad. SpaceX released a video on YouTube Wednesday (Sept. 9)
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The main payload on the frequent flyer was the Saocom-1B Earth-Observation Satellite, built for Arcontina’s space agency, Comisin Nacional de Actiadides Espacial (CONE). The sophisticated radar imager flew into orbit with two small satellites.
The mission marked the first launch of a satellite in a polar orbit from Florida since the 1960s. In particular, this type of mission starts from the west coast as the rocket will have a clear path to the north or south, without avoiding flying in populated areas. (That’s because the debris from the Thor rocket A cow has been reported killed in Cuba In 1969, the launch for the polar mission resulted in a change of location.
The launch included an onboard camera that captured stunning footage of the rocket and it exploded and then returned to Earth. As the footage grows significantly, the whole process is packed into incredible footage of just two minutes.
In the video, you can hear the roar of the Falcon 9’s nine Merlin engines with the rocket launching into space, then exploding with its onboard thrusters. Viewers are also treated to a spectacular display of fireworks as the rocket lands one of its engines during a series of planned burns so that its landing can be slow enough.
To date, SpaceX has received 18 Falcon 9 first stage boosters on Cape Canaveral land and an additional 42 boosters on the ocean floating platform. With 16 missions under its belt this year, SpaceX is still gearing up for another one Starlink Mission. The 13th Starlink mission estimates that it will launch sometime next week, and will launch a new batch of the company’s own Internet-beaming satellites into orbit.
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