The Falcon 9 launch can typically carry about 60 Starlink satellites.
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SpaceX launched the 16th batch of its Starlink broadband satellites from Cape Canaveral in Florida at 6:13 p.m. Tuesday from PT, setting a record for its Falcon 9 rocket.
Boosting a new group of orbiting routers has become a regular occurrence for Elon Musk’s rocket company as it works Create a mega-star
With thousands of individual satellites in low-Earth orbit. But this mission puts a new feather in Musk’s cap.
The first phase of the Falcon 9 made its seventh flight and landing, a new milestone for the company in rocket recycling. The booster previously flew over a pair of four Starlink missions and a large telecom satellite launch.
Shortly after its launch, SpaceX landed a booster on the course I Phil You Love You droneship in the Atlantic and even tried to grab two parts of the nose cone, or ferrying with other ships. Faring Huffs was also recycled, with half making his second flight and the other his third.
The mission – the company’s 23rd mission in 2020 – comes just days after SpaceX The European Space Agency has sent a new satellite into orbit.
Saturday morning, others The Falcon 9 exploded from Waldenberg Air Force Base The new NASA / European Space Agency Sentinel 6 Michael Freelich satellite in California is designed to monitor global sea level rise and improve weather forecasts.
Originally, the Starlink launch was scheduled to take place 10 hours after the liftoff of the Sentinel 6 mission, but was postponed for a few days due to technical and weather issues.
SpaceX is chasing its first thousand Starlink satellites in low-Earth orbit as it works to expand Public beta testing, Currently in Canada and the North U.S. Is being offered to a limited number of customers.
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