The Falcon 9 took off from the 39 launch pad at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida at 39 a.m., SpaceX said on Twitter.
The first phase booster completed eight flights before the launch in support of the mission.
“The first phase of the Falcon 9 has landed on the Still F Course I Still Love You Droneship, completing the ninth flight of that booster,” SpaceX said. Tweeted.
The Falcon 9 is a two-stage rocket, 70 meters or 229 feet high, according to information provided during the altitude broadcast. It has been described by SpaceX as “capable of first orbital class rocket reflight”.
About an hour after the rocket launch, 60 Starlink satellites were deployed.
Starlink is a satellite-based Internet constellation aimed at blanketing the planet in high-speed broadband, and is often sought as a way to potentially bring connectivity to billions of people who still lack reliable Internet access.
In the case of SpaceX – to provide continuous coverage – about 340 miles – altitude – the idea requires a swarm of satellites operating in low-Earth orbit.
About 1,000 Starlink satellites have been deployed, and SpaceX plans to grow Starlink to include more than 40,000 satellites. Since the launch of the spaceflight, humans have launched five times the total number of satellites.
SpaceX now owns about a third of all active satellites in space.
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